Spotted Sandpiper

Catching a bird at the shoreline is nice and it is always best to be

right down at the same level as the bird that this is not always

possible. In this case, there was a very steep embankment. I tried

to do my best with depth of field but the background here is a little

distracting due to the rippling of the water. The light however was

quite nice as this was taken in the late afternoon.

You are getting beautifully crisp shots, I particularly like the sunlight / water diagonal in front of the bird.  I'm no great fan of PP, but just darkening the bubbles or smoothing right around the head to about mid back, and you'd be home free.  A very nice shot of the bird.

The larger version really shows your photo off, David.  Beautiful light.