American Oystercatcher juvenile, resting

[Bill Dix]

This young fellow got tired of trudging around in the sand after his parents, and found a nice sandy depression for a nap.

D90 | 500f4 + 1.4 TC | ISO 400 | 1/1250s @ f/6.3 | +0.3

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice close-up and I like the whispy feathers on the head. The molting brown/black feather pattern on the face is nicely evident. I wish the FG sand was arching down instead of up, but obviously not something you could control!

[Ron Sprunger]

I'm new enough here to be completely awed by an image like this. You must have been right down on the sand yourself -- great low angle, BG, fine detail. I love the image.

[arash_hazeghi]

had never seen one so close. excellent close up details

[Stu Bowie]

Bill, you nailed the exposure, and great view of the eye. Love the feather detail.

[Nancy Bell]

I'm a sucker for close-up head shots and this one is great! Fantastic feather detail. Nice that the eye is open and this tired youngster is not a sound sleeper!. The bits of red really add to the pop of the image.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great low angle and nice sharp eye. He's getting so pretty.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for the comments.