Oystercatchers
The tide was going out and the parents were heading across this inlet to search for more food. The chicks were not so sure about being left behind – especially with so many people who had come to cross while the tide was out.
I like having the complete family (even if it is an even number!) and the parents looking in opposite directions. It speaks of a story. The deep sleek black of them and the fuzzy gray of the chicks. I also love the flash of orange. I like the turn of the green inlet going back and forth twice. I like the change of the sand from the soft foreground to the rocky background.
3 comments:
How can you not love a bird with such a proud orange beak and legs!
Really nice bird photo!!
I've just been critiquing some of Jim's bird photos, and I swear, I have crop-itis or something. I always want to change the crop.
In your photo, I wonder what it would be like if you pulled the left side in a little, so the edge of the frame is in toward the thick part of that seaweed on the beach. Crop-itis.....it's a sickness, I swear!
Sue
Sue - I'll take a look an see if I can move to the left. It will take the parent there away from the middle and that's likely what is bothering you. I can now see it when you point it out!
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