Category Archives: Shorebirds

Least Tern

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The picture of this Least Tern in flight was taken at the Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Southampton, New York June 5, 2010. I visited some of the Refuges and Conervancies on the south fork on Long Island this weekend. The Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge was very special because it covered a very pretty pond and a beautiful stretch of closed beach. Much of the refuge is situated on a peninsula surrounded by Noyack and Little Peconic Bays. Federal and New York State designated endangered/threatened species which use the closed beach areas include piping plover, least terns, roseate terns, common terns, and osprey.

Solitary Sandpiper

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Solitary Sandpiper

The picture of this Solitary Sandpiper was taken the at Jamaica Bay Wildlifre Refuge. There is actually only one perch at Big John’s Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The water is really high so you really need to be there at the right moment to catch the sandpipers perched. I spoke to one of the rangers at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to request that more perches be “planted” in the pond. The blind at Big John’s Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a wonderful place to view and photography birds,
This pictures was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the 100-400mm lens. It is interesting to see the water reflected on the bottom of the Solitary Sandpiper

The Great Egret

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Great Egret

After a nice brunch on Lincoln Road after the first Sunday of the month bird walk with Brooklyn Birders Club in Prospect Park, we took a leisurely walk around the Lake. I was happy to be able to view this Great Egret feeding in the lake and got the capture as he was taking off.
It is is always difficult to get a good capture with the CANONEOS7D with alot of dark and light contrast. I did use the EV compensation to lessen the light in order to bring in the whites of the bird and not overexpose the feathers.

Spotted Sandpiper in breeding plumage

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Spotted Sandpiper breeding

When it is right – it is good! In my pursuit of trying to get the most out the CanonEOS7D I am so happy when I get a good capture. This lovely Spotted Sandpiper landed on this perfect perch in very nice light and stayed there for quite awhile so that I could work on the shot with the CanonEOS7D instead of my usual battle.
I was at one of the blinds in Jamaica Bay and had a nice cradle for the camera and Canon 100-400 mm lens. I set the CanonEOS7D focus mode to AF point expansion (manual selection) which I am starting to use more regularly and was able to use an ISO of 200 which helps so much with reducing the noise.