A Second Morning

(September 2nd) After such a wonderful day yesterday, I had to go back. Walking in on the path, this Eastern Cottontail stopped briefly to see what I was doing.

Then it was time to sit in the mud and watch the shorebirds. There were many Semipalmated Sandpipers around to tax my lackluster peep identification skills. Again some Lesser Yellowlegs gave me some great poses.

The highlight for the morning was definitely this Semipalmated Plover. Unlike the others which were scampered non-stop over the mud, it stayed for a while and proceeded to take a bath. In the midst of the bath it jumped up for a bit, giving me this shot.