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@birdman-2.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 2:37 PM

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BlueWater a #GreaterYallowlegs hunts in the #AlseaRiver #Oregon #birds #PNW #shorebirds

@steddybirds.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 1:48 PM

A common tern patrols the #BlueWater for a fish or two. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #terns #shorebirds #birdphotography #ECK 🪶

A common tern flies right to left over some choppy waters with wings in a downward flap and its black-capped head and red beak held high.
@swede1952.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 12:58 PM

Beach Combers

This scene is from a morning in Gulfport, Mississippi. ...

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #shorebirds #heron #greatblueheron #gulls

"A tall heron stands poised in the shallow water, its long neck lifted like a question mark against the pale sky. The bird’s slender legs disappear into the rippled surface of a tidal pool, where the water is so thin it looks brushed across the sand like a sheet of glass. Around the heron, several smaller shorebirds scatter across the scene—gulls with rounded bodies and bright, alert postures. They stand on patches of wet sand and wade through the reflective water, their shapes forming a loose ring around the larger bird.

The background rises gently into a strip of dry beach, then into a fringe of tall grasses that sway at the edge of the frame. The monochrome tones give the entire scene a quiet, timeless feeling—soft grays in the water, darker shadows beneath the birds, and pale highlights where the light catches their feathers. The heron, still and statuesque, anchors the image, while the smaller birds add motion and life, as if the whole shoreline is breathing in slow rhythm with the tide.

In the lower right corner, the photographer’s signature, “© Swede’s Photographs,” rests unobtrusively like a small mark on a charcoal sketch." - Microsoft Copilot
@adventuresswfl.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 9:18 PM

Black-bellied Plovers often wade along the tideline at Bowman's Beach, searching for invertebrates exposed by wave action. They forage using a distinct run-stop-peck method on the substrate. #SWFLWildlife #Shorebirds

@thordale.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 4:02 PM

myshetland.co.uk/my-last-oyst...

Today I saw my last oystercatcher of the year.

#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #oystercatcher #Birdwatching #endofsummer #wadingbirds #shorebirds

@waderquest.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:25 PM

The latest 2026 UK waterbird statistics provide a fascinating mixed picture.
Some waders are doing well.
But there are serious concerns too.

Be #inspired by #waders or #shorebirds
#wildlife #conservation #charity

@adventuresswfl.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 12:12 PM

Black-bellied Plover at Bowman's Beach: What surface is it hunting today—the soft sand or the detritus between pebbles? This wintering bird expertly uses its short, stout bill to pick prey directly from surfaces like these pebbled tide lines. #FloridaBirds #Shorebirds

Black-bellied Plover at Bowman's Beach: What surface is it hunting today—the soft sand or the detritus between pebbles? This wintering bird expertly uses its short, stout bill to pick prey directly from surfaces like these pebbled tide lines.Black-bellied Plover at Bowman's Beach: What surface is it hunting today—the soft sand or the detritus between pebbles? This wintering bird expertly uses its short, stout bill to pick prey directly from surfaces like these pebbled tide lines.Black-bellied Plover at Bowman's Beach: What surface is it hunting today—the soft sand or the detritus between pebbles? This wintering bird expertly uses its short, stout bill to pick prey directly from surfaces like these pebbled tide lines.Black-bellied Plover at Bowman's Beach: What surface is it hunting today—the soft sand or the detritus between pebbles? This wintering bird expertly uses its short, stout bill to pick prey directly from surfaces like these pebbled tide lines.
@pixelplace.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 11:46 AM

There's nothing quite like the deep, fiery colors of a morning sky over the ocean. At the tide's edge, three small shorebirds dart back and forth, charged by that same fiery energy. #thegulf #florida #usa #fierysunrise #sunrise #sunrisephotos #photos #photography #waves #shorebirds #birds #beach

A serene, moody sunrise over a beach. The sky and water are bathed in deep, warm shades of orange and red, with soft, blurred waves rolling toward the shore. In the foreground, three small shorebirds are silhouetted against the bright, reflective wet sand as they walk along the water's edge.
@kupac1.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 6:49 PM

Another great shorebird from the weekend. European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) #BirdingHungary #BirdsSeenIn2026 #plovers #waders #shorebirds

@kupac1.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 6:23 PM

A study in contrasts. The smallest and largest of the Calidris clan. Little Stint (Calidris minuta) on the left and a big male Ruff (Calidris pugnax) on the right. 😀 #BirdingHungary #sandpipers #waders #shorebirds

@steddybirds.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 1:05 PM

#BlueSkies smiling’ at me … nothin’ but blue skies do I see …
(I have lots of photos for today’s theme, so here’s a somewhat random sampling)
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #blueskymonday #backyardbirds #birdphotography #shorebirds #nature #ECK 🪶

@phnompenhbirder.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 2:01 AM

Hard to believe it's taken quite so long, but Cambodia's first Pied Avocet was photographed yesterday at Poipet by Sopheak Lim #ebird #shorebirds

Pied Avocet, Poipet, 4 October. Photo Sopheak Lim
@hardlikearmour.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 11:11 PM

Finally got some photos uploaded. 🩶🤍 🖤
#birds #shorebirds

A small group of Sanderlings standing in shallow water at the edge of a beach.  Sanderlings are small & adorable shore birds with white bodies, black & grey patterned wings, grey and white heads, medium-length black bills, and black legs.  There are some gentle waves rolling in in the background, and the Sanderlings are reflected in a blurry fashion in the wet sand in the foreground.
@kupac1.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 4:02 PM

Nothing like laying in the wet sand with all your optics around your neck. 😬 Getting some photos of today's Buff-breasted Sandpiper. We were able to get reasonably close for some good photos and then withdraw without disturbing the bird. 👍 #BirdingHungary #sandpipers #waders #shorebirds

@kupac1.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 3:50 PM

Video of today's Buff-breasted Sandpiper. A big male Ruff came by to hog the spotlight. Then a cameo appearance by a Little Stint. 😄 👍 #BirdingHungary #sandpipers #waders #shorebirds

@kupac1.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 3:47 PM

Great bird today at Lake Balaton. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis). This American vagrant is rare in Hungary, showing up once every 2 or 3 years. #BirdingHungary #BirdsSeenIn2026 #waders #sandpipers #shorebirds

@stevewaycott.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 1:00 PM

This Killdeer was doing a very good impression of a rock on the beach. I've enhanced the bird a bit to stand out more in this image, but they're awfully hard to spot!

St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada
June 2026

📸 #birds #shorebirds #KILL #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A medium sized brown shorebird with black and white bands on its face and throat is hiding amongst the brown ad grey rocks on a beach.
@birderbro.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 9:09 AM

Common Sandpiper with #WingsOpenNotFlying for #BirdOfTheDay // #BirdsSeenIn2026 🇩🇪

This bird hatched this year and is heading for its first fall & winter. Good luck, little friend, on your journey south!

#birds #photography #nature #naturephotography #birding #fall #autumn #waders #shorebirds

@birdman-2.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM

For today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme of #LongBeak a #Long-billedCurlew hunting on the #shore in #Goleta #California #birds #shorebirds

@birderbro.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 1:36 PM

Rob says #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #LongBeak
So here's a Dunlin from yesterday ⬇️
Have a great one out there y'all...
I'm going back to the river now in hopes that this dude and his pals are still around. More pics soon... 🤞

#birds #naturephotography #photography #nature #waders #shorebirds #eck

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