Sanderling

I was always very envious of photos of Waders on nice sandy beaches. Mia's - then Lia - Florida shorebirds come to mind! Here in Vancouver, they are either on rocks, in dirty muck at the sewage ponds (low angles not advisable), or out on the muddy marshes which are generally "out-of-bounds".

Well, I accidentally (looking for something else) found a small flock of these Sanderlings two mornings ago at a sandy beach at a local public park. There was one short moment when I was lying on the sand that was magical, when they were all around me foraging, well inside minimum focus.

5D2, 500mm +1.4X, 1/1250 @ f8, ISO800, early morning soft light, tripod at lowest possible.

Thanks for looking.