Bird Watching: My Birds, 1 by Methodical

Methodical wrote:
I went to Myrtle Beach South Carolina a couple of weeks ago and I had a chance to visit Huntington Beach State Park (HBSP); it is located on the Atlantic Ocean about 20 miles south of Myrtle Beach. What is interesting is that as you drive down the causeway (road leading to the park/beach) there is a fresh water lake on one side and saltwater on the other side and birds galore on both sides.

The first day I went there I was in awe at all the birds on both sides of the road. This was in the summer so I can only imagine how it is when during the migratory seasons. The only problem was the humidity. I drove there with the AC on and did not allow my equipment (lens particularly) to acclimate to the humidity (moisture in the air) so the lens fogged up big time and took about 15-20 minutes to finally defrost. During that time, I was panicked as I knew I would missed several photo opportunities but the birds hung around for a couple hours until the tide came in; some went to the fresh water side, others flew elsewhere. The next several posts will be dedicated to the birds photos I captured at HBSP. Well here we go. The 1st set is from the actual beach and not the causeway.

Here are images of the Willet that was chasing the tide.