What a great start to our adventure in Bolivar Flats near Galveston, TX. The temperatures were mild, in the low 70’s and the shorebirds came. Among the many shorebirds yesterday morning was a Long-billed Curlew heading our way up the beach toward us. We were ready with our beach panning rigs set up and positioned on the sand near the surf. We were plunked down flat on the sand behind our cameras. As this Long-billed Curlew made its way upr the shoreline toward me, it stopped, reached its long curved beak into the shallow surf, laying its head to the side to get whatever it sensed was in the water to eat. As it raised up, it shook its head and beads of water flew off its beak. This was my first time photographing a Long-billed Curlew and I loved the shots I got.