Alone at the beach

This adult common ringed plover kept to itself and was not as prone to take-off a the other shorebirds at this beach.

King of the Hill

A young oystercatcher looking out over the beach from a vantage point

Morning on the beach

Common Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia) greeting the rising sun at the beach in Salalah, Oman. This indivdual was seen nearly every morning for ten days as it was feeding without taking much notice of the passing people. It was easily recognized due to its deformed bill.

Sanderling

In Oman the sanderlings really lives up to the 'sand' part of their name, running seemingly fearlessly amongst the people on the sandy beach. The sun rises so quickly from the ocean that half an hour after sunrise all of the glowing morning light is gone, so you really should start your day well before sunrise to catch the best light.

Purple Sandpiper

The seaweed closest to the water did not freeze and thus offered opportunities for the wintering purple sandpipers to find food

Looking back

A young wood sandpiper looking back as the sun sets.

Seaside view

A rock, awashed by the waves, was a popular look-out place for this common ringed plover.

Evening light

A common ringed plover at the pebble beach a Stora Karlsö. The setting sun is giving the entire scene an orange-red color cast. This color cast was so intense that it had to be lowered somewhat in post-processing to keep the image from looking too artificial

Breakfast meeting

A young dunlin at the breakfast table

Purple sandiper

There are often purple sandpipers staying the winter at Ottenby. Here's one from a party of eight that was running around my feet. They didn't seem to mind my presence as they often came inside the close focusing distance!

In a sea of red

Standing in the seaweed on the shore, this purple sandpiper gets a colorful background

Purple sandiper

There are often purple sandpipers staying the winter at Ottenby. Here's one from a party of eight that was running around my feet. They didn't seem to mind my presence as they often came inside the close focusing distance!

Wood sandpiper

A wood sandpiper nicely framed by the vegetaion.

The early bird...

Just as the sun rises above the horizon this young dunlin begins to feed but takes a short break to have a look at the photographer lying in the seaweed

Preparing for a new day

After spending the first hour of the day looking for food, it is now been time for this dunlin to care for the feathers

Purple sandpiper

With the winter coming to an end, the wintering purple sandpipers att Ottenby can now begin to prepare for the migration north.

Patrolling the shoreline

The ringed plover considered large part of the beach as his territory. By approaching from the sea I was able to get pretty close without causing much annoyance.

Disturbance

My evening tour to the sea was very disturbing for this oystercatcher that desperately tried to chase me away before the sun set

Landing

After successfully chasing of the invader, me, it is time to return to base for this common redshank.

Early summer by the sea

The female ringed plover kept an eye on me as walked along the shore. She tried to keep hidden in the vegetation but from time to time she could be clearly seen (and photographed!)

Slippery when wet!

Common ringed plover being careful not to fall when patrolling the shoreline.

Evening eyes

A reflection of the setting sun can be seen in the eye of this young dunlin. It is now time to find a safe place to spend the night

Styltlöpare

The black-winged stilt with its almost ridiculously long legs prefer deeper water than other shorebirds for reasons easily understood.

Styltlöpare

The black-winged stilt with its almost ridiculously long legs prefer deeper water than other shorebirds for reasons easily understood.