With Celine Dion’s voice echoing in his head, this Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) reenacts a scene from his favorite movie and loudly exclaims, “I’m the king of the world.”
Despite believing that his heart will go on, this sandpiper is still feeling very solitary. Imagine how different that the movie “Titanic” would have been if Jack Dawson had followed the lead of this little bird and jumped from his perch.
In the interest of full disclosure, I’m not completely sure that this is a Solitary Sandpiper, but I didn’t want to let accuracy get in the way of a good story. Please let me know if my identification is incorrect.
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Mike Powell 
Awesome shots!
Perfect, Mike. Surely to be, ‘The King of the World!’ Lovely photographs!
Love your title! (and your photos😄)
Shorebirds are so hard to identify, but I’m usually happy when I see them, which so far has only happened twice. You got some excellent shots of this one actually doing something. When I’ve seen them all they did was wade, but I guess that’s what they do.
Thanks, Allen. It’s always nice when I can capture a shot of a bird or animal doing something a bit unusual–it sometimes helps to make the ordinary creatures a bit more interesting.