Black Turnstone. South Shores Park, Mission Bay, San Diego CA

Black Turnstone is a Pacific Coast bird…we only have Ruddy Turnstone on the Atlantic shores (and they are on both coasts). And I know right where to find them in San Diego (though I am certain they can be found in many places in the area). They are always on the boat docks at South Shores Park on Mission Bay, next to the back entrance to Sea World. I popped over there on my way back from the San Diego River channel on Saturday morning just to photograph a few. 🙂 I like this shot because of the arrested motion and the subtle lighting on the head.

Sony HX400V at about 1100mm equivalent field of view. 1/320th @ ISO 160 @ f6.3. Processed in Lightroom on my Surface Pro 3 tablet.