tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post8244300404345404945..comments2024-03-28T14:39:46.584+11:00Comments on Paying Ready Attention - Photo Gallery: World Bird Wednesday - Bar-Tailed Godwit.Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-75140253614325980002011-03-03T09:51:43.664+11:002011-03-03T09:51:43.664+11:00Great photos of this interesting process. I must s...Great photos of this interesting process. I must see it done one day. The Godwits are cooperating quite willingly I hope!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-32787480056846937792011-03-03T09:41:50.272+11:002011-03-03T09:41:50.272+11:00Thanks, Stewart, for correcting me. I must have be...Thanks, Stewart, for correcting me. I must have been fixated on Marbled Godwits, having seen a previous post about.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-48383683478266908542011-03-03T07:37:21.808+11:002011-03-03T07:37:21.808+11:00Lovely birds! They do look delicate with those lo...Lovely birds! They do look delicate with those long legs and slender bill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-87899440350189774142011-03-02T23:21:02.146+11:002011-03-02T23:21:02.146+11:00Nice shots! It's fun to see one of the Marbled...Nice shots! It's fun to see one of the Marbled Godwits walking about totally oblivious to that orange tag on the leg! The gull looks awfully big compared to the Godwits behind it.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-21218632479881741512011-03-02T15:35:33.935+11:002011-03-02T15:35:33.935+11:00Wow! I would love to be able to get my hands aroun...Wow! I would love to be able to get my hands around one of those! I have photographed one orange flagged Godwit up this way - 2 or 3 years ago.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-57870095589832132992011-03-02T13:47:01.873+11:002011-03-02T13:47:01.873+11:00They look so delicate. It must be utterly thrillin...They look so delicate. It must be utterly thrilling to hold a wild, pulsating bird in your hands. Great that you could join in the banding.<br /><br />I have only held undamaged birds, i.e. that had not stunned themselves or tried to drown in our pool, a few times when they had trapped themselves in our sunroom. The greatest thrill was a peregrine falcon.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-68815358973996222712011-03-02T10:19:32.526+11:002011-03-02T10:19:32.526+11:00ITs a beautiful Bird!!ITs a beautiful Bird!!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-65838583385993107542011-03-02T09:12:50.379+11:002011-03-02T09:12:50.379+11:00They are great! I love this post Steward!
Greeting...They are great! I love this post Steward!<br />Greetings:)joohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157508274122128501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-73613517674329198972011-03-02T08:51:07.351+11:002011-03-02T08:51:07.351+11:00I enjoyed several hours watching marbled godwits a...I enjoyed several hours watching marbled godwits and other species last week.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-49272312287731877322011-03-02T08:08:20.291+11:002011-03-02T08:08:20.291+11:00Lovely to see them up close like this.
I always w...Lovely to see them up close like this.<br /><br />I always wonder what they must be thinking whilst they are being 'ringed'.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-25394459895908940172011-03-02T07:36:08.078+11:002011-03-02T07:36:08.078+11:00I have still to see a Bar-tailed but we do get the...I have still to see a Bar-tailed but we do get them on my patch. Black-tailed Godwits I get to see in numbers and I love to watch them feeding.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-30641603696009125822011-03-02T03:44:03.911+11:002011-03-02T03:44:03.911+11:00those are some good looking birds! I've only s...those are some good looking birds! I've only see Marbled Godwits (there's a good birding festival in Northern CA called Godwit Days). Great post!Johnny Nutcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429848435564779353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-22227578684199032292011-03-01T21:16:52.233+11:002011-03-01T21:16:52.233+11:00Very Interesting Bird.Boom & Gary of the Vermi...Very Interesting Bird.Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.com