In the background, a Green Heron lunges for a fish, extending its neck to is maximum length. In the foreground a Green Heron stands at rest, with its neck all scrunched up and hidden.

Long neck. Short neck. A Green Heron poses in front of a Green Heron posing. Its pretty remarkable how they stow all that neck away. #greenheron #bird #birdphotography #littlecompton #goosewingbeachpreserve #tnc_rhodeisland

A sandpiper landed near me and proceeded to forage closer and closer. It is positioned right to left in the frame. Its bill is down and its butt is up. There is a thin spring of dried something that forms a halo around its head. Its clean white underside is spotted from the chin to the butt.

Spotted Sandpiper with summer spots.

#spottedsandpiper #sandpiper #bird #birdphotography #littlecompton #goosewingbeachpreserve #tnc_rhodeisland