Birds of the Massachusetts Coast

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"Tug of Worm" -- At Allens Pond on a warm July morning in 2005, I lay on my belly waiting for an approaching willet; as it passed, I got some shots (none in the exhibiiton). Then I spied this Piping Plover approaching well behind the willet. As the plover finally reached me, it found this sandworm and pulled it out. I held the shutter down to shoot continuously, and at one point this image flashed in the viewfinder. I thought, “If I get that, I’ve hit the jackpot.” And I did!
Copyright © 2005 John Van de Graaff

"Tug of Worm" -- At Allens Pond on a warm July morning in 2005, I lay on my belly waiting for an approaching willet; as it passed, I got some shots (none in the exhibiiton). Then I spied this Piping Plover approaching well behind the willet. As the plover finally reached me, it found this sandworm and pulled it out. I held the shutter down to shoot continuously, and at one point this image flashed in the viewfinder. I thought, “If I get that, I’ve hit the jackpot.” And I did!

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff