While staying at Galveston Beach State Park on the way home, we walked the beach several times seeing hundreds of shorebirds — mostly peeps — but a number of Ruddy Turnstones, Willets, and Laughing Gulls as well. Here are some of the peeps that I saw one evening.
Sanderlings are fun to watch as they run back and forth with the waves.
Who’s the guy in the mirror?
A banded Piping Plover — did not see the bands until processing the photo.
A Willet and Sanderling for comparison.
These tiny shorebirds, often in big skittish flocks, are a joy to watch, especially when you know that you won’t see them again until this summer in New England.
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