Oh yes, dunlins are very cute! We call them and similar birds "sandpipers" here. I love how they just skit across the sand so fast, their little legs are almost invisible. 
In the area I am now, we don't have many egrets, but we have a lot of herons. In the mid section of the country where I use to live, there are a lot of egrets though. They're soooo pretty during breeding season. Depending on the species, their bills and/or legs turn bright yellow, and their snow white feathers grow very long and "flowy". I miss seeing them. I'll settle for great blue herons though. They're such big and magnificent birds. I saw one just yesterday while taking a walk along a river, I'm always pleased to see one. 
In the area I am now, we don't have many egrets, but we have a lot of herons. In the mid section of the country where I use to live, there are a lot of egrets though. They're soooo pretty during breeding season. Depending on the species, their bills and/or legs turn bright yellow, and their snow white feathers grow very long and "flowy". I miss seeing them. I'll settle for great blue herons though. They're such big and magnificent birds. I saw one just yesterday while taking a walk along a river, I'm always pleased to see one.
