Godwit

..I thought it was a Bar-tailed, but Craig has put me straight. It's a Black-tailed Godwit apparently.

Taken a while ago at Slimbridge hide. A pose I'd not usually post but work, life and weather haven't been kind to my need to get out and photograph things!!

techs:
1d2, 500/4+2x, iso200, 1/1000th, f8, -0.33, tripod

Is it a Bar or a Black Graeme - I can never work it out

Great detailed image, nice comp and nice to see the bird doing something

Great PoV too, all the reserves I know of up this way where I can see them don't offer this PoV - mind you, there's a few I've not been to yet so I might be wrong

Cracking job

Thanks Andy. I was under the impression that the Bar-tailed had a more pronounced upturned bill and longer upper leg above the knee cap!!! Could be wrong though as I frequently am with bird ID's.

The shooting angle is from a hide, but the 2x seems to appear like a lower shooting angle I assume due to the extra distance??

Very Nice its a Black Tailed Godwit.

Ok, thanks Craig. I did say I was crap at ID'ing!

I actually like the pose here, preening shots are hard to get working for you and this one is...

Looks like it's proping its head up ready for a snooze :-)

Nice pictuere of a black tailed godwit. The bird is doing something wich is always a +
Frederic

stands out for me, static record shots are fairly boring and this isnt

Agree - activity shots always add something beyond nice plumage/light and this is good behavioural stuff.



Mark