I look forward to summer as much as anybody, but there is one sad element to the changing of the seasons: the absence of shorebirds.

Shorebirds are undoubtedly my favorite group of avian species. They make their home on beaches and mudflats, where it is generally easy to see and photograph them. In addition, they are usually full of activity, running, feeding, or taking to the air to move from one place to the other.

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