Sunday Shots, 08/30/26

I got out on Saturday morning and briefly on Sunday morning. My focus continues to be shorebirds, of course. Shorebirds continue to be relatively sparse in the black dirt, but I got lucky with a brief, distant look at an Upland Sandpiper on Saturday morning. While I was a happy to finally catch up with an Uppy, it was frustrating to have it fly less than 30 seconds later. A little bit later, I caught up with a Baird’s Sandpiper. Linda Scrima joined me, and we enjoyed nice, relatively close-up look at the bird. Then, on Sunday morning, I had a very distant look at a bird that I was pretty sure was a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, but the bird flew before I was able to be 100% on the ID.

~Baird’s Sandpiper in the Black Dirt Region, 08/29/26. I was disappointed in all my shots of this bird – the light was a little bit harsh and I think there was some heat shimmer. At least that’s my story and I’m sticking with it.~
~This is likely the same bird I photographed last week. Semipalmated Plover in the black dirt, 08/29/26.~
~Sandhill Cranes in the black dirt on 08/29/26.~
~This is not something you see every day. Osprey perched on a pole in the Black Dirt Region, 08/29/26.~

2 thoughts on “Sunday Shots, 08/30/26”

  1. Great photos Matt. Definitely some heat haze on that Baird’s, but its still a great shot. I know how hard it is to get decent photos at those long distances…

    1. Thanks Silas. Black dirt in the summer is rough for photos, no doubt about it. Thanks for checking in. Matt

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