I was glad to stumble upon this Dunlin at a local beach while walking with my two boys this past weekend. To get it in a good clean area I setup in a strategic spot and had my sons go back and slowly follow it along the shore from about 10 yards behind it...effectively pushing it towards me. The boys had huge smiles and laughter...and both wondering why the Dunlin wasn't flying away but rather keeping its distance on foot. Their first true shorebird behaviour lesson :-)
It was very accomodating (FF at 210mm!). Once used to our presence it just fed as if we weren't there. After a while, even though the bird was very relaxed, I explained to the boys that we should leave it alone and left the area. Everyone happy, and great quality family time too:).
Canon 40D + 100-400L @210mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/7.1, ISO400, +0.3 EC, natural light, handheld.
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