Short-Billed Dowitcher

Great captures.

T.

Wow!! These are great shots. Everything about them is wonderful - subject, background, the reflections. I am impressed.

Good for you, Trevor; great shots.

Very nice shots Trevor. I really like the last one, looks like the lens was almost getting wet!

Had to be laying in the weeds at eye level. Great shots.

Great shots - they look surreal.

Very nice! I spent some time photographing one last fall.

Thanks for the comments and likes

daverator wrote in post #18003778
Very nice shots Trevor. I really like the last one, looks like the lens was almost getting wet!

lonerider519 wrote in post #18003981
Had to be laying in the weeds at eye level. Great shots.

That is pretty much on point. I was lying on the waters edge, directly to the right of a larch stand of marsh grass. I tend not to wade" through" grass as nests can be hard to see, depends on how thick, but where I was is very thick.

I have a waterproof tarp that I bring with me to lay on, so I don't get muddy... ok as muddy. I get muddy no matter what, it just helps. It's basically the smallest tarp I could buy, being not much bigger then me. It works though, as it really sets the birds at ease. Its not a blind as the birds can definitely see me, but if I were to stand up, there's no way I would have gotten this close. In fact there were ibis, avocets, stilts and some godwits all puttering around me. When I had had enough, (nearing noon when the light was getting harsh) I stood up, and wham, everything flew away in no time.

I have to say this though, even though I'm a fairly young man. Lying on the ground for hours takes a toll on the back. The ibis and the godwits, took quite some time before they came to where I was. My back was screaming at me, but I just couldn't pass up the shots.

Thanks for that background, very informative - I may try that sometime (although I am not a fairly young woman, lol)

Great shots Trevor.