Just Above Sunset
Volume 5, Number 10
March 11, 2007

Malibu Chicks

 The world as seen from Just Above Sunset -

"Notes on how things seem from out here in Hollywood..."

Malibu Chicks - The Other Kind

On the beach between Topanga State Beach and the Malibu Pier - chicks on the beach - The Gang of Seven, if you will - Friday, March 9, about 3:30 in the afternoon. The heavy traffic roaring by on Pacific Coast Highway above them doesn't seem to bother these guys at all.

Actually, a good friend points out these are not immature birds - they are winter-plumage birds - Sanderlings (a species of sandpiper).  "Sanderling is the familiar 'clockwork toy' bird seen chasing waves on sandy beaches." - Sibley Guide to Birds

Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach
Winter-plumage Sanderlings, Malibu beach

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These were shot with a Nikon D70 - using lens (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto, or after 5 June 2006, (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. They were modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0

The original large-format raw files are available upon request.

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