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Purple sandpiper

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Posted by Alan Woolnough on August 22, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Purple sandpiper
Had the best weather of the summer today, in Cumbria :toast:

Headed to the coast, and returned home with absolutely nothing :frown:

Too many people around {possibly school holidays had something to do with it}.

I took this during the spring!

These birds appear to be a speciality on my local patch of coast during autumn-spring, and have become my most photographed wader. Towards the end of a days frenzied feeding, they become very tame {tamer than turnstones}, and seem to go into roosting mode well before high tide, and becoming a relatively easy subject.

I'm looking forward to their return this autumn, as i can always rely on returning home with something to show from a day's effort.

D70
400mm +1.6 tc
iso400
incident

Alan

Posted by Chris Lloyd on August 22, 2007 at 2:36 PM
I have found a good spot for these in South Devon, so they will be on my hit list this coming Winter.

Lovely image of a lovely bird.

Regards Chris. :wavey:
Posted by Alan Bryant on August 22, 2007 at 2:46 PM
Thats a cracker :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on August 22, 2007 at 2:56 PM
Great shot, shame about the people, but its nice to have a little sun!
Posted by marcus john on August 22, 2007 at 3:05 PM
This is as good a portrait of Purple Sand as I have seen - amazingly close and beautifully lit, complemented by the water over the rock.
Posted by David Taylor on August 22, 2007 at 3:45 PM
The lighting, the water on the rock and OOF water and stones in the BG help to make a really excellent image.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Stuart McCrae on August 22, 2007 at 4:04 PM
It's all been said....lovely image.

Stu.
Posted by Graeme Lee on August 22, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Very nice. Not had much luck with waders, so would be pleased to get anything like this. A bit big in the frame for me, but that's personal Alan.
:toast:
Posted by PhilH on August 22, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Tis a shade tight for me Alan, but a gorgeous image with all the right elements... glad you had a nice day up north... I could have sworn I was on a night shift today :biggrin:

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Anthony House on August 22, 2007 at 4:56 PM
Lovely work :toast:
Posted by Marko Trebušak on August 23, 2007 at 1:11 AM
Great image, Alan! That soft background full of different blue colour shades is plain fantastic! It is a bit tight, but sometimes one should take this kind of image only because one CAN. Usually waders are next to impossible to come close around here.

Cheers,
Marko
Posted by John Varley on August 23, 2007 at 7:42 AM
Cracking shot Alan, love the contrasting colours of the bird and background, John