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common greenshank

  1. common greenshank

    common greenshank

  2. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank
  3. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

    The Gambia November 2016 with Ebou Barry
  4. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  5. Common Greenshank ETH SER

    Common Greenshank ETH SER

    This species breeds largely in the subarctic, and winters in Africa and eastward in warm climates during the subarctic winter.
  6. A Closer Look

    A Closer Look

  7. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  8. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

    I have a lot of photos taken in the Spring here during migration with grey/misting/hazy light which doesn't show up much color. I thought I may as well show them in pure black and white.
  9. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  10. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  11. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  12. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  13. Greenshank

    Greenshank

  14. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  15. Greenshanks in flight

    Greenshanks in flight

  16. Greenshank

    Greenshank

  17. Greenshank fin flight

    Greenshank fin flight

    I tried a few flight shots manual focusing and was happy to get this one.
  18. Greenshank feeding out on the mud

    Greenshank feeding out on the mud

    Out on the mudflats at Deep Bay ("no-man's land" ) on Tuesday I gave the Kowa 850 mm a good run. Hazy light around midday but better than normal.
  19. Greenshank

    Greenshank

    I waited until sunset hoping that more waders would fly in to roost with the Stilts. Only this one Greenshank arrived by the time I had to leave.
  20. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

    This species is a passage migrant in Korea, although this one seen in June probably won't be going further north this year.
  21. Common greenshank

    Common greenshank

    Just a greenshank, enjoying the sun.
  22. Greenshank

    Greenshank

    My favourite wader!
  23. Common Greenshank

    Common Greenshank

  24. Part-time Fisherman

    Part-time Fisherman

    Greenshank are versatile & resourceful waders capable of exploiting a number of different foods. In The Gambia I have watched them catch small shrimps by sideways swinging of the bill (like an Avocet) as well as chasing fiddler crabs & mudskippers in muddy mangroves. In Kenya I have...
  25. Greenshank

    Greenshank

    A couple of images from late September. The workload created by H1N1 Flu and the awful weather over countless recent weekends has stopped me getting out ....... my sanity hangs on a knife-edge! ;)
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