Willet, Tringa semipalmata: Indian Shores, Florida
While
visiting Indian Shores, Florida I found a dozen Willets busily feeding along
the tide line. They were just beautiful in the warm light of the rising
sun and I could not seem to take my eyes off of them. The Indian Shores beachfront
is festooned with hotels, but the light found its way between the towering buildings
at certain spots, and when the light struck the birds they became even more
alive and active in their foraging.
Though I have a thousands photos of Willets
running across, standing on, flying over, and probing sandy beaches, I could
not resist taking more. Besides, the light was just beautiful, and that’s
what photography is really about, light. The low angle light was warm and
direct. As the Willet moved across the sand the light would catch the
bird at just the right angle to bring out incredible detail. And the
Willet itself seemed to love the camera as it provided perfect poses, one after
another.
Nikon D800, Nikkor 500mm f/4, 1/1,000 second @ f/8
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