tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post3553078581748873856..comments2023-11-02T21:28:33.548+10:00Comments on Sandy Straits and Beyond: Bar-tailed Godwitsmickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-54794712473348490342011-02-04T16:54:19.379+10:002011-02-04T16:54:19.379+10:00Thanks JNThanks JNmickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-9183371560997511102011-02-04T15:02:46.800+10:002011-02-04T15:02:46.800+10:00those are great, Mick! I really like the second ph...those are great, Mick! I really like the second photo best. Cool head on shot, they're cute!Johnny Nutcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429848435564779353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-83264462947842150202011-02-04T04:58:45.202+10:002011-02-04T04:58:45.202+10:00Thanks for commenting Sallie and JM.
Sallie, I to...Thanks for commenting Sallie and JM.<br /><br />Sallie, I too found the bird books very hard to follow when I was first starting. I was lucky enough to have a friend with lots of knowledge and lots of patience and I still send her photos that puzzle me. This way I have built up my own library of pics for all the shorebirds. Plus - I am STILL learning!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-91588213716841956742011-02-04T04:45:30.620+10:002011-02-04T04:45:30.620+10:00Look at that beak! He surely knows how to use it. ...Look at that beak! He surely knows how to use it. :-) Great captures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-41064499054065506082011-02-03T23:42:15.403+10:002011-02-03T23:42:15.403+10:00I love to watch shorebirds. You got some great pi...I love to watch shorebirds. You got some great pictures showing their behavior/ I was telling someone today that some of the bird bloggers I visit have pictures that are better than those you find in "official" bird books -- yours here are a great example. They show the novice (like me..I'm a long-term novice) exactly what to look for in identifying the birds.Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-41703306923918294622011-02-03T09:24:26.374+10:002011-02-03T09:24:26.374+10:00Thanks to all who have commented. It's so int...Thanks to all who have commented. It's so interesting to hear how many readers in places all around the world see Godwits of different kinds. <br /><br />Like many in the rest of the country I have been following the media reports of the cyclone which hit north Queensland last night. We are too far south to have felt any effects - fortunately. Hope all our friends up that way are OK.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-76844876784352041202011-02-03T07:23:57.276+10:002011-02-03T07:23:57.276+10:00Great shots of the barwits Mick. Hope you are not...Great shots of the barwits Mick. Hope you are not impacted by YasiTonyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902500115972095070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-32923552146081608092011-02-03T04:17:17.368+10:002011-02-03T04:17:17.368+10:00What an amazing series of Godwits! It is a pleasur...What an amazing series of Godwits! It is a pleasure to see your masterful photography illustrate this curious behavour. Excellent captures!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-82074918063034237902011-02-03T00:41:51.834+10:002011-02-03T00:41:51.834+10:00Wow, you really got some amazing shots! Makes me ...Wow, you really got some amazing shots! Makes me want to head over to the beach and try harder!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-85018784779886347852011-02-02T17:13:05.067+10:002011-02-02T17:13:05.067+10:00These are great shots of the Bar-tailed Godwits Mi...These are great shots of the Bar-tailed Godwits Mick! I really like that second, head on shot. Very cool!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-79264006184587659162011-02-02T16:46:27.556+10:002011-02-02T16:46:27.556+10:00Very nice captures Mick. Do they dig for those lit...Very nice captures Mick. Do they dig for those little green bivalves? They do have inordinately long and useful beaks.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-16593880445803114322011-02-02T16:28:04.985+10:002011-02-02T16:28:04.985+10:00Excellent shots. What a neat looking bird. It is...Excellent shots. What a neat looking bird. It is amazing how far their beaks will go. Good pics. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-12440745178577182052011-02-02T15:41:48.729+10:002011-02-02T15:41:48.729+10:00Great set Mick, but I love that second one.Great set Mick, but I love that second one.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-84528444745017338852011-02-02T14:35:23.988+10:002011-02-02T14:35:23.988+10:00Amazing shots! That is one long beak!Amazing shots! That is one long beak!Sally in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986783811683407554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-9153403011195955392011-02-02T13:33:55.434+10:002011-02-02T13:33:55.434+10:00You sure do get a lot of great bird photos, many o...You sure do get a lot of great bird photos, many of birds I don't get to see.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-35473949486543433972011-02-02T13:07:48.334+10:002011-02-02T13:07:48.334+10:00Great photos!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon Riv...Great photos!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-63571771635576485102011-02-02T10:47:47.064+10:002011-02-02T10:47:47.064+10:00Great shots!Great shots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-81722895269749490722011-02-02T10:11:30.374+10:002011-02-02T10:11:30.374+10:00Fantastic photos Mick - wonderful sequence! Its m...Fantastic photos Mick - wonderful sequence! Its made me think about all the shorebirds in the Yasi zone - what do they do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-22494178471863385052011-02-02T09:53:03.170+10:002011-02-02T09:53:03.170+10:00super images.... We get to see the blackwits and b...super images.... We get to see the blackwits and barwits on the Wirral coast in NW England I just dont get close enough for shots like this.... I must try out harder.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161477971524343938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-63567592326430425082011-02-02T08:57:11.779+10:002011-02-02T08:57:11.779+10:00What a great look at the Godwit, He is quite the &...What a great look at the Godwit, He is quite the "miner" with that long beak-I have only seen the Marbled Godwit. Awesome photos!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-57753130370994318802011-02-02T06:31:12.225+10:002011-02-02T06:31:12.225+10:00Lovely shots of the wader feeding Mick. I'm lo...Lovely shots of the wader feeding Mick. I'm looking forward to catching up with these Bar-tails this year.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-86913303037592865212011-02-02T06:09:28.758+10:002011-02-02T06:09:28.758+10:00I see Black-tailed Godwits quite often on my patch...I see Black-tailed Godwits quite often on my patch and Bar-tailed have been seen...just not by me.<br />Great images Mick of a beautiful bird.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-21194770858823083862011-02-02T05:44:13.455+10:002011-02-02T05:44:13.455+10:00The shorebirds around here just stay on the shore!...The shorebirds around here just stay on the shore!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-7616023547481081012011-02-02T05:20:02.144+10:002011-02-02T05:20:02.144+10:00Curlews always confuse me: I used to think of them...Curlews always confuse me: I used to think of them as purely waders. But we live inland (UK) with no water around at all, and they are there regularly. Does that make sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-59142298719045394522011-02-02T04:43:55.184+10:002011-02-02T04:43:55.184+10:00HI Hilke, Godwits are all around the world but the...HI Hilke, Godwits are all around the world but there are a number of different kinds.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.com