black tailed godwit

Went looking for the Long Billed Dowitcher at Marshside RSPB today. Well it's in there somewhere!!!

Just in still showing there summer colors

And their up as a Marsh Harrier flies close by

Couple of hours spent at Burton Marsh Today. They sense something is going to happen

A beautiful black tailed godwit with reflection.

Burton Marsh RSPB

A beautiful Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) in a water body near Sambar Lake in Rajasthan, India.

A late evening snap of this Godwit spreading its wings Photo taken at Mangaljodi wetlands, Odisha, India January 2016

Godwit in flight during evening hours over the marshlands

Stomping black tailed godwit on a very dull day.

Black tailed godwit on a very dull mudbank on a very dull day

A black tailed Godwit in flight. These birds usually welcome proximity and are not perplexed. But I suppose I got a bit too close for comfort over here and the godwit flew away !!

snap taken while on a boat ride on a shallow lake. The bird is in its winter plumage.

One from a late afternoon shoot July 2013 poor light but happy with the shot.

probing in the silt a Black tailed godwit, in its summer plumage, it flew off after 20 mins,

Another shot of the Black Tailed Godwit in summer plumage

Black Tailed Godwit at Minsmere

Merged four photos using Photoplus x4

Taken on my Norfolk trip in October.

not quite sure why I like this (possibly as it was the only worthwhile photo that I took while the rain belted down) - anyway the juvenile Avocet makes for a little good contrast to the main subject

I had a rather grey, cloudy day at Slimbridge WWT last week but still loved seeing the 100+ Black tailed Godwits on the South Lake. I guess these guys winter here. Full frame (incl border); 300mm (+extra teleconverter activated) [870mm equivalent]; ISO500; 1/1300th shutter; F/9; +0.3 ev