Poor Photos of Birds Doing Weird Things

So I saw birds doing things that I have rarely, if ever, seen before.

I've always read that shorebirds have really dexterous bills.  I've just never really seen it in action.  Here is a Western Sandpiper showing off.

At North Landing yesterday, I witnessed an epic battle between Crab and Pelagic Cormorant.  It lasted several minutes and ended with the corm finally shaking the crab off it's head.  Crab was then eaten by a California Sea-lion.  

Oh face.

The fog lifted yesterday and we saw the sun for the first time in a week.  Now we are lucky enough to have super strong north winds.  I guess we will have to wait a little longer for the first migrant wave.  Life Is Pain.  In the meantime, here are some more common Island Stuff.

HY Heerman's Gull, complete with Oh Face.

Pelagic Cormorant, you've got some white crud on your mouth.