a common sandpiper bird, long beak brown and white, resting on a rock in brackish water in malta

actitis hypoleucos alone bathing feet bird photography watching birds in malta birdwtching brackish water calm chilling cold common sandpiper countryside fauna grey white isolated lone lonely long beak looking for food maltese marsaxlokk migration migratory palearctic wader perching stone pispisella pond life resting ripple rock single solitary wading waiting waves winter