Birding Lakeshore State Park I came across a juvenile Spotted Sandpiper that was feeding on the rocks on the big lake. Watching this bird for about 15 minutes, it never stopped feeding, catching very small insects and eating them. It bounced from rock to rock, back and forth putting on a great show for me. My presence watching from a distance was not a problem for this bird, it never stopped searching for and feeding on insects. Eat to survive, and this bird was doing just that. After a few minutes I left. It was a beautiful day at the park as they say, with perfect temps with a slight breeze, partly cloudy. Images were taken on September 5, 2019.
Spotted Sandpiper checking out this old log getting a few insects off of it with Bittersweet Nightshade Berries in the background…
Insect in the bill…around all the rocks it looked for food and found it, small insects…
It sees an insect…
And gets that insect!
Posing pretty!
Looks up the side of a large rock for insects…
Insect in bill….finds insects under this old stick…
Over the edge of the rock it reaches and grabs an insect…
Closeup…
Great pose, the Spotted Sandpiper, juvenile…
Moving around on the rocks in search of food…
Insect in bill….it finds a few things to eat here on the side of this rock…
Another nice view…
Sneaking around on the rocks looking for those insects…
Another beautiful shorebird, the Spotted Sandpiper…
You have some fun action shots here, Jim. Thanks for sharing!
Great pics again Jim!
Thanks for the great photos. I watched one of these juveniles bathe this summer, thinking it was a solitary sandpaper because of the darkness at the edge of its wings. Later, a spotted adult made it’s appearance. There’s always so much to learn about birds and photos like these help educate me.