Sandpiper In Flight
Sandpiper and its Mirror Image
another "kissing its image" shot
Partners
Separate Ways
More Sandpipers
These are shots I took Sunday at San Diego River Estuary near the Dog Beach at Ocean Beach, San Diego. A lot of birds can be seen in this "where the river meets the sea" stretch, most common are the sea gulls, sandpipers, egrets and herons. I however will talk only about sand pipers in this post and save all the other bird pictures later.
Sandpipers are one of the commonly seen birds in San Diego coastlines. It is a joy watching them playing with the water's edge, they tend to play and chase the waves at the beaches. These are migratory birds, however, I see them year round in beaches here, bays, and estuaries. They are very social birds since they tend to really flock together and oftentimes with coordinated movement. Unlike the gulls, they do not attempt to steal your foods :) instead they are so focused on finding their meal underneath the sand and water.
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Wow..Betchai, they are so pretty to see, and like the ones that kiss themselves in the water!
ReplyDeleteThey kiss themselves just to thank God I am here for another day again.
ReplyDeleteI love these little birds. They are so much fun to watch when we go to the ocean.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Cheers..:)
beautiful captures of the sandpipers, Beth! superlove!
ReplyDeletenice reflection!
ReplyDeleteBeth! I love the motion shot. You captured the flying sandpiper beautifully. I love the different shots, so clear, so full of details! Every now and then, I think of our happy, happy back-to-back blogging and facebooking in your lovely home and it makes me smile. I enjoyed your company so much! :) I wish we're neighbors and can always do those things every now and then...and then we will hike and take photos of the beautiful succulents that are everywhere in beautiful San Diego! Miss you, Beth!
ReplyDeleteI have seen small sand pipers, not as huge as these! Love those reflection shots.
ReplyDeleteI am feeling better, in time for a lot of many weekend trips this month and February. Hope to share them.
Happy new year! Oh..those birds are sandpipers.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. Happy New Year, Betchai! Hope your year, so far, is going great!
ReplyDeleteThe sandpipers are adorable and you saw so many! Lovely images. :)
ReplyDeleteI like how you kept the vertical pictures horizontal. It's like the birds are kissing a glass wall. My dog really likes the SD Dog Beach. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the sideways reflection one. How awesome is that?
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful and amazing creatures!!! I love the simple beauty of them that you have shown!
ReplyDeletethey look so socially well adjusted :) definitely not expected aid from welfare haha . great pics
ReplyDeletewhew!!!!! awwwww i just love them all so much wonderwoman! It is indeed such a joy watching them!Can't stop smiling here,:)-kulasa-
ReplyDeleteSandpipers pala tawag sa kanila...it's good to know from you. The pics make me wanna touch them...hehehe
ReplyDeleteSo inspiring to see many wildlife roaming free around you betchai. Like the last picture the most.
ReplyDeleteI don't see those birds around here even in the beaches here, nice shots as usual!
ReplyDeletehave a goodnight!
They really do have long beaks. I guess this must help in gathering those juicy tidbits from the sea.
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