Sep 04, 2006 11:00 | #1 There were 100's of all sorts of sandpipers doing this, this is only all a small sample.
and closer up
I guess it's something to do with a mating call, or are they trying to get the fish in the water to rise to the surface? Because they were eating at the same time, constant flapping and dipping their beak into the water. Sean
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ReedGoodwin Goldmember  1,148 posts Joined Apr 2006 More info | kr88 wrote: Looks like they are feeding on the low tide. Nice shots! Yes, but many of them have their wings extended... My devices for capturing visible light
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drookie Member  209 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: California, USA More info | Sep 04, 2006 11:45 | #4 Looks like they are poking for sand crabs and the like. I would guess that they are more dexterous with wings extended.
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snappa Goldmember 1,757 posts Joined Jun 2005 Location: Kent, UK More info | Sep 04, 2006 13:08 | #5 Where was this please Sean ? More birds in your two pics than I have seen in the last two weeks ! www.pbase.com/snapz
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Sep 04, 2006 13:47 | #6 Taken in Antigua in mickinon's pond. It is a wonderful place for birding, but some stupid people started building this huge hotel opposite and dug up all the banks, so the birds have had far less places to stand and all group together on shallow spots like so:
All the herons which I usually see, have all disapperaed due to the building too...  Sean
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dewmuw Cream of the Crop  6,024 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2002 Location: Wirral, UK More info | Sep 04, 2006 15:34 | #7 Looks like feeding to me - maybe extending their wings helps them balance? Damian Waters
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SindriSkulason Cream of the Crop  10,403 posts Likes: 13 Joined May 2005 Location: Iceland More info | Sep 04, 2006 16:27 | #8 Nice shots indeed. Best regards
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AnthonyJHowe Cream of the Crop  6,935 posts Joined Apr 2006 Location: Rhos-on-sea UK More info | Sep 05, 2006 02:16 | #9 Must be their feast day Sean, no mercy for whatever is there to be eaten. Canon 5D + Canon 20D + Canon EOS 300
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