water’s edge

Photographing Young Spotted Sandpiper Chicks

By Mia McPherson|July 31st, 2019|Categories: Birds, Nesting Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, bouncing, calling, chicks, creek, creek bed, foraging, grasses, green, photograph, photographing, sandpiper, sandpipers, shorebird, shorebirds, Spotted Sandpiper, walking, water, water's edge, willows, young|

I was able to get back out into the field yesterday and I had a marvelous time photographing young Spotted Sandpiper chicks and learning more about their behaviors near a creek in the Wasatch Mountains.

Ghost Crab at Fort De Soto County Park

By Mia McPherson|December 6th, 2015|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Ghost Crabs, Pinellas County, Wildlife|Tags: beach, burrows, carrion, coast, coastal, crab, crabs, eyes, eyestalks, Ghost Crab, gills, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, intertidal areas, marine animals, Ocypode quadrata, Ocypodinae, predators, prey, sand, sea life, water, water's edge, waves|

I am not sure why this particular Ghost Crab was out of its burrow during the day but I was happy that I had the opportunity to photograph it.