First Morning of My Life

[Jim Fenton]

My parents had nested earlier in June but a rare New England summer nothreaster washed their nest away.

They nested again in July and yet another storm set up off the coast as my time to be born into the world drew near.

Mom stayed close by, awake even in the dark as she could hear me peeping through the shell just before midnight. It was incredibly humid as I pecked my way out..... there were noises I didn't understand and I could sense the water flowing toward me and even through the sand beneath me. I hatched just before the height of the tide and crawled my way just far enough to escape the end of the wave as it washed up the fore dunes.

I'm exhausted on this, the first morning of my life!

Nikon D300, 500 VR, TC17EII, ISO 640, F7.1, 1/400, NearUniWB, CW metering, +1.7 EV

[carole wiley]

This is just plain perfect and way too cute. I love the low angle and the sand on the beak, lovely colors.

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Lovely image and words. No tech. issues from me. He looks worn out.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Jim Fenton]

Geez Randy...I thought it was a she!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

That's a great descriptive essay Jim. Love the picture very much. Thanks for sharing this little cutie!

[Joe Senzatimore]

Outstanding image and story. Glad it escaped the water.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely image & story
TFS

[denise ippolito]

I like the details and think this little one is precious. Looks like a ball of fuzz. Really cute. Nice low angle. The story adds alot also.

[Stu Bowie]

Jim, I like the words of your story, and they fit the image appropriately. Well captured.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Superb one.. the angle and the crouching pose with the eye closed tells a story.. congrats..

[Ryan Lambert]

A super image and excellent narrative to match...congrats

[Mital Patel]

fantastic just love as it is. superb work

[Samir Begovic]

This is just plain perfect and way too cute.

Perfect comment. Nothing to add.