[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Hudsonian Godwit in flight was photographed at the La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, 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: May 16, 2011)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

These Hudsonian Godwits in flight were photographed the La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, 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: May 16, 2011)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

These Hudsonian Godwits in flight were photographed the La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, 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: May 16, 2011)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Hudsonian Godwits was photographed at the La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, 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: May 16, 2011)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

Marbled Godwits breed on the prairies of the northcentral US and southern Canada. They are common along the west and gulf coasts of the US in winter. This one was photographed along the bay in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1980)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This winter-plumaged Marbled Godwit was photographed at the Laguna Madre, Port Isabel, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: December 31, 2010)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Marbled Godwit was photographed at the outer beach, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: June 28, 2012)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Marbled Godwit was photographed at the outer beach, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: June 28, 2012)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Marbled Godwit in flight was photographed at the outer beach, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=292mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: June 28, 2012)