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Black-tailed Godwit


Black-tailed Godwit
Photo Information
Copyright: Pekka Valo (pekkavalo1) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 303 W: 21 N: 1173] (3685)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-23
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Sigma EX 500mm f4.5 APO HSM, RAW ISO 800, Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 DG 1.4x
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-24 3:01
Viewed: 343
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Black-tailed Godwit at RSPB Elmley Marshes nature reserve.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large shorebird. It is a relatively long-legged member of the godwit genus. Adults have blue-grey legs and a very long straight bill with a slight upward curve and pink at the base. The neck, breast and belly are brick red in breeding plumage, off white in winter. The back is mottled grey.

Their breeding habitat is temperate wetlands in Europe and Asia on open grassland. They nest on the ground, usually in short vegetation, laying 3-6 eggs.
They migrate in flocks to western Europe, Africa, south Asia and Australia. Interestingly, although this species occurs in Ireland and Great Britain all year round, they are not the same birds. The breeding birds depart in autumn, but are replaced in winter by the larger Icelandic race, L. l. islandica. These birds occasionally appear in the Aleutian Islands and, rarely, on the Atlantic coast of North America.
These birds forage by probing on mudflats or in marshes. In short vegetation, they may pick up insects by sight. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans, but also eat parts of aquatic plants. They are much more likely to be found on freshwater than the coastal Bar-tailed Godwit. In flight, they can be distinguished from the Hudsonian Godwit by their white wing linings with black edges.

In 2006 BirdLife International classified this species as Near Threatened due to a decline in numbers of around 25% in the previous 15 years. It is also among the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 376] (1127)
  • [2008-06-24 3:35]

Hi Pekka,
Very nice capture of this godwit.I liked POV,eye contact,details and composition are wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

Well done, Pekka.
Guess it is the first time I see a Black-tailed Godwit..
TFS
Annick

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2597 W: 133 N: 7441] (23193)
  • [2008-06-24 4:27]

Hello Pekka,
Nice one of a Black-tailed Godwit from a fine POV with its reflection by the edge of a pool. Excellent colours, lighting and composition.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

Hi Pekka
Really nice shot of this Black-tailed Godwit.
TFS
Ralf

Hello Pekka,

Excellent capture of this Godwit. Good composition and sharpness. The colours are well-saturated and the light is great.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4834] (14354)
  • [2008-06-24 14:00]

Hi Pekka

What a wonderful shot - I love the pose and reflection. Great detail and colour too.

James

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 277 W: 3 N: 738] (2646)
  • [2008-06-24 14:06]

Hello Pekka,
Nice shot! Very good POV. Clarity and sharpness are spot on. Excellent work.
TFS Siggi

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4605] (14893)
  • [2008-06-24 16:23]

Hi Pekka,

Not sure if I have seen a black-tailed Godwit before. You have introduced me to so many water birds! Beautiful shot of him in his natural habitat. Good details and wonderful earthtone colors. I love that long beak. A nice reflection in the water - I wish you had been able to get his head and beak as well. But I wish for a lot of things - for example in some of my shots I wish the leaf wasn't hiding a bird's face.

Jane

hello Pekka

excellent shot of this shorebird, with very fine POV, DOF and framing,
beautiful warm luminosity of the image, great sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1683 W: 242 N: 5560] (19685)
  • [2008-06-25 2:00]

Hi Pekka,
excellent photo of this Black-Tailed Godwit.
I love their looong beaks :-)
Great sharpness and clarity.
Superb composition keeping the reflection in the frame.
Well exposed with warm light.

Well done!

Joe

p.s I replied to your reply to my critique :-)

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 917 W: 4 N: 2282] (10648)
  • [2008-06-25 3:33]

Hello Pekka, What a shot and with a superb view. Lovely shadow reflection on the water. Ganesh

Hello Pekka,
Good photo of this Black-tailed Godwit with a nice reflection. Beautiful warm colours. Also in the BG.
Regards,
Peter

How big is this bird, pekka?
This is a lovely shot, i love the BG...
very well done!
Goldy

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