Alabamaās Bird of the Year: Snowy Plover! @benjaminedwardwebb
If you spend any time looking for advice on shorebird photography, you'll hear it over and over: "don't chase, just find a [safe] spot on the beach and wait for them to come to you." I've tried it over and over, and it's never really worked. I'll plop down on the beach, watch the birds
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The cold water saturating the sand had soaked through three layers of clothing. My pockets were filled with sand from army crawling on the beach, and my lens was making a worrisome grinding noise every time I zoomed. My hands were getting numb, and I was grinning ear to ear because shorebird season was well