Perfect Timing

by Sandi OReilly

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Perfect Timing

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Sandi OReilly

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I was watching this shore bird, which appears to be a juvenile Godwit, trying to time the waves so it could get to a certain place to capture it's meal. With their very long bills, they are able to dig deep into the sand to find their food. This image is of the success of the patience this bird had while waiting between waves to run out and capture it's dinner. The sun was beginning it's final decent when this was taken.

The godwits are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory waders of the bird genus Limosa. Their long bills allow them to probe deeply in the sand for aquatic worms and molluscs. They frequent tidal shorelines, breeding in northern climates in summer and migrating south in winter. In their winter range, they flock together where food is plentiful. A female Bar-tailed Godwit holds the record for the longest non-stop flight for a land bird. They can be distinguished from the curlews by their straight or slightly upturned bills, and from the dowitchers by their longer legs. The winter plumages are fairly drab, but three species have reddish underparts when breeding. The females are appreciably larger than the males.

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February 3rd, 2014

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