Shorebird Pictures - National Geographic

American Avocets
Photograph by Brian Wolitski, My Shot
American avocet pair, nest building in the low light of late evening
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Black Oystercatchers
Photograph by Andreas Salomon, My Shot
Adult black oystercatcher (bottom) with juvenile black oystercatcher (top) on the search for food at Morro Bay, California
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American Avocet
Photograph by Ernest Ross, My Shot
Shake those tail feathers
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Brown Shore Bird
Photograph by Karl Daniels, My Shot
Bird’s eye
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Jacana
Photograph by Debbie Christophers, My Shot
Taken in Kruger National Park. Perfect composition.
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Sandpiper
Photograph by Roy Rea, My Shot
This yellow-legged sandpiper negotiated several dead spruce trees in an attempt to alight atop this one in a black spruce bog near Bednesti, British Columbia.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Photograph by James Galletto, My Shot
Semipalmated sandpiper taking bath
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Snowy Plover Chick
Photograph by Lil Judd, My Shot
This is a snowy plover chick. How small this little bird is is almost impossible to explain. But let's put it like this: When I saw them for the first time, all I could think of was that I was looking for something the size of two cotton balls with toothpicks for legs. They are that tiny. Add to this, they are so well camouflaged against the sand and they move in spurts—very fast. It's during one of these sprints that I actually managed to catch them with my eyes, and then all one can do is try to not lose them with one’s eyes. They are just the cutest little beings around.
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Crowned Lapwings
Photograph by Gautam Balaram, My Shot
Dancing crowned lapwings
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Semipalmated Plover
Photograph by Hideta Nagai, My Shot
The tug-of-war drama between bird and worm is a sight often seen in various places and times. The struggle can occasionally be evenly matched and lasts several seconds if the worm has a sufficient grip on the earth. This worm lost its battle to the semipalmated plover in a sudden release of energy.
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Sandpipers
Photograph by Louis Palermo, My Shot
A bevy of sandpipers probes for food along a secluded strand of beach on California’s Central Coast in Morro Bay State Park.
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Black-Necked Stilt
Photograph by Alef Castellanos, My Shot
This beautiful stilt walked as gracefully as a top model in this almost perfect reflection. This was shot at a salt extraction pond, and the shallow water and saline content gives it this beautiful blue color. Salinas de Puerto Hermoso, Dominican Republic.
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