When we went to Victor Bay this evening I grabbed the camera, thinking I'd take a quick trip out to where the Baird's Sandpipers were yesterday and quickly locate their nest, grab a couple of shots and leave them in peace. But they weren't near the same area. It didn't take too long to find the pair, or a general location where their agitation was at its peak.
I quickly backed off a ways and let them calm down, but I watched the wrong bird, and when I found the other it had settled down on something.
I was pretty certain of the spot it had settled, but even when I stood right over the spot, it took me awhile to realize I was looking at this...
(A note on the photos: Lately I've noticed a distinct blue cast to the photos, especially in shadow. I played around with the camera tonight and found that somehow the white balance got set to "Tungsten Bulb". The last two pictures have had the colour balance played around with to get them to look more natural, only moderately successfully. The picture of the chick especially doesn't do justice to its colouration. Oh and as soon as I snapped a couple of pictures of the chick I hightailed it out of there and left them all alone.)
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