Bird Photos: Sandpiper and Stilts Reflect in Rain

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This series of photos was taken shortly after noon on March 14, 2015.

A little rain sends some people, with cameras, running but, I liked the light and reflections.

Pentax cameras and lenses are made for this sort of weather.

Using the Pentax K3 and a prime 300mm lens, I stayed with the birds and got wet.

 The bird in the foreground is some sort of sandpiper.

Whether it's a Pectoral Sandpiper or Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, remains: To Be Determined.

Misidentifying a bird can really get the bird experts riled-up so, I won't be guessing here.

It's a lot more fun standing in the rain than, arguing with the bird people.

The birds in the background are Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus). 

Those are the birds my wife calls Aliens.

Bird Photos: A Sandpiper Winks at the Camera

This little bird didn't seem to be doing much, down in the marshlands.

It pretty much, stayed in one spot, for a long time.

 

Being patient with wildlife is something I learned.

If you wait long enough, the subject, is bound to do something.

All the little rascal did, was wink at me, a few times.

Maybe, it's a technique these birds use to drive people away.

It worked, for me.

Before long, I got bored and walked away.

And, that's how I got to meet the Bird of the Week !