Photobombed

I was creeping down this pier toward the pelican to get as close as possible and only noticed the shore birds (pipers of some sort?) later.

The pelican was surpisingly tolerant, by the way, but did move further down soon after this shot. This was one of the most exciting parts of the trip, which reflects in no way on the trip (it was great) but more on what excites me. It doesn't take much.