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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
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As of yesterday, the first of the bar-tailed godwits, designated E7, had reached her winter home in New Zealand after competing the longest recorded nonstop migration flight.
A fascinating story of migration. I met this Godwit in Nome. He amazed me at how dextrous his bill was. I had heard that shorebirds had probing and sensitive bills, but watching this male I decided that Bar-tailed godwits had rubber lips. God-speed and a good wind mr. godwit.
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Focal length: 700 mm
fStop: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed: 1/640
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Nome, AK - Council Road
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Jun 5, 2006
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