Fieldfare looking for food in a small sand pit

For several days the weather was overcast and rainy and a strong cold wind was blowing. But tonight the clouds have cleared. In the morning the warm bright sun came out.
I decided to go along the path along the river bank. I didn't want to go to the forest. It hadn't dried out yet and it was very humid. It is good that the path passed through an open area and it quickly dried out.

I followed the path along the river until I came to a small sand pit. This quarry has been around for a long time. The road to it was very bad. When it rained, it was impossible to drive through it. Therefore, it was used only by people from the surrounding houses. Although the local administration did not allow taking sand here, there was no other place.

In winter, there are practically no birds in this place. This is a bare area with no vegetation. Not even grass grows here. All around is sand. But in the summer, various birds fly here. They dig in the sand and look for food. That's where I met this fieldfare. He was alone here.

When he saw me, he stopped and looked at me intently. I didn't move either so as not to startle him. We stayed like that for about a minute. Then the fieldfare seemed to be convinced that I was not threatening him and he began to wander further along the sand.

There was no one else in his career besides him. Therefore, I was in no hurry to move towards him so as not to frighten him away. Not much waiting, I began to cautiously approach him. The sand had already dried up, so my steps could not be heard.

I tried to approach him when he wasn't looking in my direction. I did it very carefully. I understood that any sudden movement could frighten him and he would fly away.

Fieldfare was constantly looking at me. He seemed to want to make sure I couldn't hurt him. He often raised his head and froze in place. Apparently he was considering a quarry. Is there any threat.

I didn't bother him anymore and carefully moved away. The day was good and I hoped to meet more new birds in other places. I went out onto the path from the quarry and walked further along the river bank.