Mudflat Friends

Ok, this wasn't really a mudflat, since those are formed by tides on coastal wetlands, but that is the word that came to mind when I saw these shorebirds out at Nahant Marsh.

Notice the difference in beak length between these two birds.

The bird in the foreground is a killdeer, and the one in back is a sandpiper.  They were out in the mud exposed by the low water level in the marsh, searching for food.

I have found both of these birds to be extremely difficult to photograph.  They are leery of people, and fly away before I can usually get within a good shooting range.  It was fun to catch the two of them together like this in one photo, and have each one show up pretty clearly.