Bar-tailed Godwit
There were over 3000 Godwits on this spit roosting at high tide about 2 weeks before they fly to Alaska via the yellow sea to feed up before they nest in the tundra in Alaska
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Country New Zealand
Location Motueka Sandspit Tasman Nelson region
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity In or By Water
- Created Timestamp02/19/2026 11:18:58
- CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
- Aperture11
- Focal Length300
- Iso1000
- Shutter Speed1/2000
- Orientation1
Amazing!
What is the black & white bird on the left side of the image?
A Pied Oystercatcher
I would have loved you to have been with a group of friends to watch this amazing morning on the spit
I would have loved to have been there!!
Thanks for the ID!