Bird Watching: "On the Waterfront" - Vol. #7, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Are you kidding, duc. I don't think you need much help. I'm still learning myself. Have you ever tried the "bracketing" feature ? I haven't but it makes sense to me. I just do a lot of brainstorming and research. Professional photographers never show their bad pictures and they do take some. So, even the best can't produce a quality photo if the conditions don't allow it, especially when one is reacting quickly to the situation.

This is a Semipalmated Plover on the left and a Sandpiper on the right. I'm no good in differentiating the Sandpipers. My guess is that it is a Semipalmated Sandpiper ?

In the last few days, birders at Bombay Hook have recorded the Least Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 3,000 Semipalmated Sandpipers. I can't tell the difference between most of them.

I've got a bunch of shorebird photos that I will post and hopefully someone (Resin) can help me identify them. As I mentioned, the last two times I've been to Bombay Hook I've taken a total of 2300 photos. I can't save them all and probably have some of these Sandpipers and don't know it.