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18-SEP-2009 Hank v/d Velde

20090919 169 Marbled Godwit.jpg

Shirley's Bay

This is a first for me. The Marbled Godwit doesn't often appear in the Ottawa area. Sightings reportedly occur only about every five to seven years. This one was found only a few miles from where I live. It has been around for several weeks now. I and some friends were lucky to get reasonably close to it on this one occasion as usually it was seen at considerable distance across the bay.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED-IF AF-S
1/1250s f/9.0 at 500.0mm iso500 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Jean D19-Oct-2009 00:16
Congrats on a beautiful catch of a rare one, Hank!
Guest 18-Oct-2009 16:18
Lovely shot. v
jychamberland18-Oct-2009 14:39
very beautiful capture Hank.
Giancarlo Guzzardi18-Oct-2009 08:52
This beak is a real weapon!
beautiful scene of patrol in waiting for prey
Ali Majdfar18-Oct-2009 08:05
Fantastic capture, ~V
Dominic Cantin18-Oct-2009 06:00
Congrats for this rarity Hank ! You have taken advantage of your chance !

Dom :)
Ann Pettigrew18-Oct-2009 05:50
Congrats on your godwit, Hank. Great shot of it, too!
Bryan Murahashi18-Oct-2009 05:16
Nice capture of this rare visitor.
Tom Munson18-Oct-2009 04:26
Nice shot and terrific find, Hank!
silvia marmori18-Oct-2009 03:49
oh, you were lucky it appeared...and you made a great shot of it, Hank!
Robert Houde18-Oct-2009 03:23
Beautiful photo Hank of this rarity. Bravo.
January Grey18-Oct-2009 03:09
A wonderful catch, Hank. Looks like a bird on a mission! V~
larose forest photos18-Oct-2009 02:38
Excellent shot of this beautiful shorbird. You are right, these guys are a rarity around Ottawa. V
Jess. ( Lady.D.)18-Oct-2009 02:21
Terrific Hank, what a great opportunity, super shot....
Lise De Serres18-Oct-2009 01:50
Congratulations for this lifer, great capture!!
Char18-Oct-2009 01:29
Terrific capture Hank! I've never seen this kind of bird before. \/
lou_rozensteins18-Oct-2009 01:23
Well done. You have an excellent shot of it. All the more satisfying because it is an uncommon species. Well done.
Marcia Colelli18-Oct-2009 01:13
Great capture and appears to be a very rare capture. V
Jim Coffman18-Oct-2009 00:53
Hank, I have never seen one of these. Great capture.
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