The young wood sandpiper decides that it is better safe than sorry. Maybe I made a careless move that made it fly away?
The shorebirds on the beach is full of activity as the evening approaches. The sun is partly covered by clouds and the shoreline is about to end up in the shade, but it is important to use the light to feed.
During autumn migration many shorebirds stop to feed at the beach in Seby, Öland. Here a dunlin is feeding in the shallow water.