Theler’s Shorebirds

Although there are less of some birds at Theler since they removed the dikes and flooded the fields, I’ve enjoyed seeing a lot more shorebirds at Theler since the changes. Because the numbers are so much smaller than during migration at the beach, you get a better chance of observing single birds than you do at the beach.

Sometimes you even get to see them much closer, like this Yellowlegs that I observed in the small pond at the beginning of the walk. He glanced at me once and went back to the business of finding a meal.

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This Dowitcher hung around Theler for nearly a month, giving me multiple opportunities to photograph him.

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A small flock of Western Sandpipers hung around several weeks, too,

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providing opportunities to get them from unusual angles as they foraged under the bridge that spans the new creek bed.

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I’ve already spent hours photographing from that bridge. Like the birds, I’m growing fonder of what I’m seeing at Theler since the major changes.

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  1. It’s wonderful that you are seeing these shorebirds there. Love these shots. The colors on the sandpipers are so beautiful and rich. I did get to photograph a Greater Yellowlegs the other day, but there are still no divers or dabblers at the marsh here. Looking forward to fall migrations and hoping for the best.

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