Oystercatcher Amongst Knot

At Snettisham in Norfolk , the biggest tide of the year forced thousands of birds to leave the mudflats where they were feeding soon after sunrise, creating one of Britain's greatest wildlife spectacles. I photographed this oystercatcher surrounded by knot at their hide tide roost, after waiting almost two hours for the oystercatcher to wake up. A small aperture was necessary to get all the birds in focus.

F/16, 1/800th second, ISO 800
Accepted: Smethwick 2023