Mid-Atlantic Shorebirds

We are all familiar with those famous icons of the shore: the sea gulls. But if one looks just a bit further — in the wetlands, on the jetties, farther out on the water and over the marshes — the rewards can be spectacular. A world of extraordinary birds inhabits this thin interface between ocean and land.

Here is a selection of 22 beautiful color photographs of birds that can be found in the coastal region from New England to the Carolinas — the great blue heron, cormorant, piping plover, to name a few — presented in a postcard format, to mail, to keep, to share with fellow shore and bird lovers.