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Marbled Godwit
Doc Duck

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Like the Long-billed Curlew, these waders have extreeeeeemly long bills. I saw some again yesterday - a flock of them foraging the mudflats under the incoming tide at Bodega Bay. They were pulling up some sort of worms. I guess that's what those looong bills are designed for - drilling down to worms deep in the mud in shallow waters.
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Habitat
mudflats
Location
Hayward Shoreline
Date taken
27 Feb 2016
Scientific name
Limosa fedoa
Equipment used
fz200 +2.2
Muso
Excellent Doc - love these incongruous looking birds! Although I can't tell a marbled from a bar-tailed from a black-tailed...!
 
delia todd
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Godwits have such lovely plumage markings, don't they Ann.

A lovely picture to get of this long-bill - nice work girl.
 

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