Sep 29
by Admin in Rajasthan 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, birds, black tailed godwit, Digitalfrescos, godwit, Nikkor, Nikkor 500, Nikon, Nikon D500

Black tailed godwit feeding, Jaipur

The black-tailed godwit is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are three subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in (the northern hemisphere) winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater than the similar bar-tailed godwit. They mainly eat invertebrates, but also aquatic plants in winter and on migration. In the breeding season, prey includes beetles, flies, grasshoppers, dragonflies, mayflies, caterpillars, annelid worms and molluscs. Occasionally, fish eggs, frogspawn and tadpoles are eaten. In water, the most common feeding method is to probe vigorously, up to 36 times per minute, and often with the head completely submerged as seen in the i,age here. On land, black-tailed godwits probe into soft ground and also pick prey […]
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Aug 17
by Admin in Alibaug 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, bar tailed godwit, Bird, birds, Digitalfrescos, godwit, Nikkor, Nikkor 500, Nikon, Nikon D500, shoreline bird, wader

Bar tailed godwit feeding, Alibaug

The bar-tailed godwit breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra mainly in the Old World, and winters on coasts in temperate and tropical regions of the Old World and of Australia and New Zealand. Its migration includes the longest known non-stop flight of any bird and also the longest journey without pausing to feed by any animal. The adult has blue-grey legs and a slightly upturned bi-colored bill, pink at the base and black towards the tip. The neck, breast and belly are unbroken brick red in breeding plumage, off white in winter. The back is mottled grey. It forages by probing in mudflats or marshes. It may find insects by sight in short vegetation. It eats mainly insects and crustaceans, but also parts of aquatic plants. This species is classified as Near Threatened by IUCN.
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Aug 17
by Admin in Alibaug 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, bar tailed godwit, Bird, birds, Digitalfrescos, godwit, Nikkor, Nikkor 500, Nikon, Nikon D500, shoreline bird, wader

Bar tailed godwit walking past, Alibaug

The bar-tailed godwit breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra mainly in the Old World, and winters on coasts in temperate and tropical regions of the Old World and of Australia and New Zealand. Its migration includes the longest known non-stop flight of any bird and also the longest journey without pausing to feed by any animal. The adult has blue-grey legs and a slightly upturned bi-colored bill, pink at the base and black towards the tip. The neck, breast and belly are unbroken brick red in breeding plumage, off white in winter. The back is mottled grey. It forages by probing in mudflats or marshes. It may find insects by sight in short vegetation. It eats mainly insects and crustaceans, but also parts of aquatic plants. This species is classified as Near Threatened by IUCN.
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