"Blue Shank Landing"

American Avocet in Camas Prairie, near Fairfield, Idaho. "Blue Shanks"

is a colloquial name for American Avocets, a beautiful migratory bird

living mostly in marshes, beaches and ponds. I took this shot during

spring of last year. Camas Prairie is a wonderland for few days in spring

when the Camas flowers bloom all over. Snow melts to create a marsh

land in this prairie - inviting many shore birds. It is very cold early

morning before dawn and the only sounds one can hear are those of

these birds - this is as close to paradise as it gets on earth when the

earliest sunlight bring the wildflowers to view - to the music of bird songs!

what a shot, nice timing yes a bit soft