Wader

The sand running between my toes in the warmth of the afternoon sun this afternoon was fabulous. There was nothing nicer than paddling in the surf as it hit the white, fine sand on the beach of Captiva Island whilst looking out into the turquoise blue ocean. Not on my own in that as you can see.

Not having my bird books on me I'm not 100% sure of the ID and am not an expert on wading birds. I love it's delicate legs and the way it ran over the beach picking up crustaceans down in the shoreline. Am sure that there are many blippers put there who know exactly what it is. Thought it was a type of sandpiper but.......

Got an exciting day ahead tomorrow :))