Marbled Godwits

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Marbled Godwits, Limosa fedoa, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
These birds are in various stages of changing their plumages (and beak color) from basic to alternate.

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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Change it to Garbled Godwits and PZ might have a new name for the clergy.

By natural cynic (not verified) on 03 Aug 2008 #permalink

Those two on the ground look like they're marbled to the eyeballs. I wonder what they've been drinking?!

Cynic - your comment was priceless!