I started out my birding morning at McKinley Beach walking north along the lake. I heard of a Common Redpoll being seen in that area. No luck with that but on my way back to the beach area, using my bins, I noticed some shorebirds on the south end of the beach. A quick walk over provided nice looks at 3 Dunlins and 2 Sanderlings. They seemed hungry and fed while I was present other than a little bathing by one Sanderling. It was a chilly morning with good winds from the north with some sun. Other places along the lakefront I stopped at were quiet. Images were taken on October 31, 2020.
One of the Dunlins in nonbreeding plumage…
Dunlin with food in the bill…
3 Dunlins…
Sanderling with the waves coming in…
Sanderling bathing…
Sanderling with food in the bill…
Sanderling closeup…
Sanderling looking pretty…
Sanderling preening…
Sanderling preening…
Sanderling fluffing up…
Sanderling, some wing stretching…
Sanderling
Dunlin posing pretty…
Gorgeous pics….as usual! Thanks for sharing 😊
Such pretty shots you got! Nice to see you this morning.
You take such great pictures capturing the personality of the birds, they look so adorable and I love your journaling, thanks for sharing, always something to learn.