War­ne­mün­de isn’t my usu­al spot for pho­to­gra­phy. It’s too tou­ris­ty, crow­ded, and noisy—peace is hard to come by here. But once a year, War­ne­mün­de turns into some­thing tru­ly spe­cial, and no, I’m not tal­king about the Han­se Sail. Each autumn and win­ter, a small group of Pur­ple sand­pi­pers makes an appearance. The­se har­dy litt­le crea­tures scour the harbour’s break­wa­ters in search of food.

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