If there ever were a display of a “feel good” moment, it’s this, a Sanderling preening. I had the great good fortune while on Cape Hatteras last week to watch Sanderlings, those tiny constantly moving shorebirds and my favorite shorebirds, stop for minutes at a time and preen their feathers. At one time I had two preening side by side. In the past, I’ve seen Sanderlings stop so rarely that it’s always been a challenge to photograph them as they chase the surf and it chases them back. This was not only an obvious feel good moment for this Sanderling, capturing this was a feel good moment for me, too.