PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID WHISTLECRAFT

Little Stint (Calidris Minuta) are the smallest waders that visit our shores. Laying in the mud and keeping very still, these birds would approach within about 3 meters, which is below the minimum focusing distance of my lens.

Equipment: Canon Eos 1Ds MkII, Canon 500mm F4L IS Lens

Ref: T5U2344

Location: Salthouse, Norfolk

Photographer: David Whistlecraft