Shore Birds in the Everglades.

Shore Birds. Shore birds like the Oyster catcher, terns and sandpipers  are very common all along the Everglades and SW Florida beaches. They can be seen darting in and out of the water on their endless search for food. Although shore birds can be seen at any time of the day the best times are dawn and sunset especially for shore bird photography.

Wading Birds or Shore Birds. There are many wading birds that are seen along the waters edge like the little egrets but these are not shore birds by category and the shore birds like the oyster catchers and terns are not wading birds although they can be said to be wading as they look for food.

Join me on Google Plus for #WadingBirdWednesday post your photos to the G+ community. More G+ Themes


Photographing The Birds.

Photography Tips. Photographing the shore birds is a great experience, best done at dawn or sunset, during the golden hours. Lots of shore birds will be seen darting in and out of the water at high speed so a fast shutter speed is needed. I like to use shutter priority of about 500th sec or higher, birds don't stay still for too long and catching them as they fly off is always a treat. Remember to boost your ISO up to 800/1600 if you can't get enough shutter speed. Try lying down and getting the shot of the bird from very low angle.