In this guide you will find all the information on how I photograph birds at the Nickerson Beach. This includes many of the spots and situations often missed not only by occasional visitors but also by veterans. I’ve been photographing at this beach for over 10 years and as you can see in the attached photographs, rarely anyone is getting similar shots. I will share with you many tips on how I’m planning for specific shots like: Black Skimmers skimming or backlit/silhouette shots etc. Many of those tips are versatile and can be used at other locations as well.

In this ebook, you will find many tips and tricks that even renowned workshops organizers don’t know about. How could that be? It is very simple! They come here only for a week or two and stick to their knowledge from many years ago. I frequently visit the beach between in Spring and Summer months and have much better knowledge where and what to expect. You will learn the same from my Location Updates aka reports from the seasons 2019, 2020 and 2021 that I’m sharing the access to with the purchase of this guide. By reading through these updates, you will learn which situations repeated themselves and which were unique. When exactly each species had chicks. What factors you have to take into account when planning your visit etc. and many, many more useful tips.

For those that purchased my 2021 Location Updates, please know that this guide includes about 60% on what was covered there. Some parts were rewritten for better/clearer understanding but most importantly, I added few more tips and information never shared before like my strategy for for backlit shots and bird’s silhouette in the circle of the sun.

If you are looking for the basic information on the Nickerson Beach, Nassau County, Long Island, NY you can find it for free here or simply follow this link: https://www.greggard.com/blog/nesting-shorebirds-nickerson-beach-long-island-ny-photography-guide