Dunlins in the shallow water

in Feathered Friends2 years ago (edited)

On one of my photography trips in spring this year I was able to take several pictures of dunlins enjoying the shallow water at a gravel pit near my homeplace. They were looking for food and rest there before the flew further north. I layed down on the sand of the gravel pit and I still remember that I got pretty dirty since the sand was also a bit wet and I forgot my mat in my car or better say was too lazy to go back and take it from the car. But since the spot with water are a lot lower in Level it is a bit difficult to get in the same level as the birds and the angle is not perfect.

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Dunlins in the shallow water and on the sand. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

But I am happy that I found them because they are not an everyday species here near Linz. In German they are called "Alpenstrandläufer" eventhough they are only here during the bird migration their Name is derived from the Alps Mountains in Middle Europe. They are only here a very short time during the rest of the year (winter) they are usually at the northern coasts of the mediterranean sea in Africa or in summer in Great Britain, Iceland and Norway.

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Searching the sand for something to eat. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Two happy dunlins. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera usedNikon D500
Lens usedSigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter usednone
Exposure Time1/3200 Seconds
Aperture usedF6.3
Focal Length600 mm
Time03:37 pm
ISO2000

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What nice birds, I think I saw those on a beach in Mexico, unfortunately I couldn't photograph them. I loved the ones where you can see the reflection in the water. 😍

Don't worry, you have great photos as always! 👍 Agree, sandpipers are very difficult to distinguish from each other, they are so similar.

Very nice shots! I see a lot of these guys in the summer way up at 69 degrees north! I may have been confusing them with common Sand Pipers...

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beautiful photos 🌻✨