Like a Shorebird
by Linda Bonaccorsi
Title
Like a Shorebird
Artist
Linda Bonaccorsi
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Photograph - Color Photography
Description
This Ring-billed Gull was digging into the wet sand with its bill, apparently looking for something to eat; it didn't look like it found anything, but it was doing what I am more likely to see small shorebirds do. As soon as the water receded after each wave, it would run onto the wet sand to look for anything the water might have deposited in or stirred up (not sure which) in the sand. Then, it would run back out as the next wave hit the shore. Since gulls don't exactly run like shorebirds, this one used its wings to help propel itself away from the incoming wave. I suppose the bigger waves that day might have influenced an increase in this type of behavior.
Image photographed at East Beach State Beach in Rhode Island.
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August 7th, 2023
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Rick Davis
Excellent Clarity...Notice how excellently the gull's color blends so well with the beach water in the background!
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