Sanderling.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I spent lots of time with this cooperative individual as this was the only shorebird on the beach and I was the only person there that cold and wet morning, so you may have to endure a few more pictures of this sweet little bird:S3: Here's a standard "field guide" type picture in a nice and clean setting. I was lucky when it stopped and stood at that spot - the sand drops off towards the water beyond the "top" it is standing on.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/640s., f/7.1, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, usual eye work, two smallish dark lumps eliminated form the sand.

[David Salem]

Beautiful looking little bird. Very light compared to the Sanderlings I see on the west coast. What a great spot for it to be standing in as you have the perfect amount of FG and then the BG falls off into that nice slate blue. The pose, techs and details all look perfect. Nice one Daniel.

[Bill Dix]

I love these little guys. This one must have been very cooperative indeed, for you to get this FF. Techs and pose are spot on. Somehow you often manage to get just that little touch of green that adds to the image.

[Grace Scalzo]

Clean and pleasingly sharp. Love the plump little guy and that nice beach. Wouldn't change a thing.

[Enrique Patino]

Clean and pleasingly sharp. Love the plump little guy and that nice beach. Wouldn't change a thing.

second that!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice soft light and fantastic pose. Whites looks pretty good. These birds have a nice dark beak, you even got some good details there.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Lovely bird, great perspective and shooting angle Dan, you always extract amazing clarity and detail using that 7D! Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot excellent focus and exposure, classic pose.

[mohammad reza shahab]

excellent soft light,pose and good details.