#Black-tailed #Godwits also known to us Dutchies as the #Grutto. National bird of the Netherlands.
They just returned from their winter holiday in warmer lands and #Arkemheen is one of the prime places to see a lot of them together. So I went out yesterday to spot them. A new #lifer for me! 🪶 #Birds #birdphotography #DutchNature #Netherlands #polder #Nijkerk #CanonR10

New publication: Male and female Black-tailed #Godwits Limosa limosa bohaii show differences in #habitat use and daily #rhythms during #spring staging in #China. #Black-tailedGodwits #birds
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-025-02355-4

#Godwits are a group of four 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. In their winter range, they flock together where food is plentiful. They frequent tidal

Black-tailed Godwits taken at Carlton marshes in Suffolk UK

#blacktailedgodwit #carltonmarshes #godwits #waterbird #bird #birds #suffolk #norfolk #wildnature #ukwildlife #Wildlife #rspb #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography

A #MarbledGodwit making an appearance on a random country road.

#godwits #birds #birding #birdphotography #northdakota