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Eastern Black-tailed Godwit
[Limosa melanuroides]
[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]
This Black-tailed Godwit (the first record for Texas!) in flight was photographed at a flooded field just south of the FM2004 and CR227 intersection, Brazoria NWR, Texas, USA.
Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera.
(Date: June 7, 2012)
(use image name "godwit_black-tailed-1013" for inquiries)
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