The colors and upturned bill makes the American Avocet an easy ID.
Getting a good photograph across the mud flats of this impoundment at Bear Island Wildlife Management area was another story.
This single one ventured closer to the edge, co-mingling with Plovers, Sanderlings, Willets and the other shore birds working the shallow water.
Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, SC, 4/26/2017.
The second photo is a beauty! Extremely challenging conditions.
Thanks, Belinda. This was our first visit to this area and I didn’t know what to expect and how far the birds might be. I left the mono-pod in the car and should have gone back for it!