godwit

Lakescape - 637 The dawn light ... emanating from the eastern horizon ... bounced off the surface of water ... ... and this long billed beauty ... performed very well to combine ... and give that lovely lghting effect ... ... elements striving to give me a good full framer ...

A small group of these lovely birds roosting on a small sand spit on the south side of Poole Harbour.

Spring-Summer - 346 Many individuals of this exquisite species start start changing into breeding plumage ... some ... like the one here ... even reaching the full complement ... Watch it in a short video-clip ... uploaded today Link : https://ebird.org/checklist/S65208408 __________...

RSPB Pagham Harbour

Captured this lovely bird at Barons Haugh Nature reserve

Wading in shallow water in a lagoon.

A beautiful black tailed godwit with reflection.

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa fedoa)

a first for myself seeing the marbled godwit.this one caused a bit of a stir in queens n.y. a couple of days ago.

Lakescape - 503 This is just a nondescript little collection of water ... in a ploughed field ... during monsoon rain ... ... and it has local ... as well as international tourists ... ... highlighting the vital role of such agricultural activity in the sustenance of the Wader...

this is a lovely easy to spot sandpiper,they have a couple hanging around on long island still.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Redshank, black winged stilt and black tailed godwit