Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Valley Shorebirds 8.30.25
Date: Sat Aug 30 18:56:32 PDT 2025
From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters - tweeters at u.washington.edu

Great report and video clips, Marv.
What camera and how many millimeter lens are you using to get those nice shorebird shots in that location?
Even with 600 or 840 mm lenses, I have found that shorebirds are far away and very small in my video clips at that location. Have you found them feeding in closer recently?
I like getting video clips of birds that are at least 1/4-1/3 of the vertical height of the frame.
Thanks again for your reports. I always appreciate and enjoy them.
Dan

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On Aug 30, 2025, at 2:58 PM, MARVIN BREECE via Tweeters wrote:



This morning there were at least 10 shorebird species at the Cedar River Mouth in Renton:

Semipalmated Plover - 3
Killdeer
Short-billed Dowitcher - 1 juv
Long-billed Doeitcher - 1 adult & 1 juv
Spotted Sandpiper
Red Knot - 1 juv
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 juv
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper - 4 juv


videos of today's & previous birds: https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN


There was also a mink as well as a young river otter.




Marv Breece

Tukwila, WA

marvbreece at q.com



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