Tag Archives: Willet

Willet Sunrise Surf

The first morning light was quite pretty on this lone Willet as he walked the surf line.

Willet Walking In the Surf
Willet Walking In the Surf, Dead tree trunk

He plodded along in no particular rush, with the tide rising behind him.

Willet Walking In the Surf
Willet Walking In the Surf

Squint–do birds get blinded by looking into the sun the way I do?

Willet Walking In the Surf
Willet Walking In the Surf

The Willet walked on to higher ground between the fallen trees that make the boneyard on this beach.

Willet Walking In the Surf
Willet Walking In the Surf, Reflection of one of the “bone” trees

Botany Bay Wildlife Management Area, SC
October 14, 2022

Willet On The Hunt, In The Wind

It was late afternoon and windy at the beach when I spotted a Willet hunting in a tidal pool.

Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt
Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt

Often these shore birds go back and forth in the same pool, probing around the edges for food.

Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt
Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt

This time the wind kept him moving further down the beach.

Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt
Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt

He was having success at finding some snacks.

Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt
Wind Pushed Willet On The Hunt

Willet and His Shadow

Willets are shore birds that tend to mind their own business and with their sand coloring it is easy to miss them. As the sun was coming up this one decided to take a stroll away from the water and there was a bit of contrast between him and the hard packed sand. The line shadows behind him were created by a dead tree standing in the ocean surf.

Willet and His Shadow
Willet and His Shadow

Then he took off, first showing me his patterned underwings…

Willet and His Shadow
Willet and His Shadow

…then revealing a nice view of his the upper side of his wing, and a cool shadow.

Willet and His Shadow
Willet and His Shadow

I didn’t capture his shadow in this last image but I did like the driftwood background as the Willet flew away.

Willet and His Shadow
Willet and His Shadow

Botany Bay Island, SC, August 4, 2019