ML460461231
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Weston Barker Media from this contributor Profile
Date
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Popham Beach SP
Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
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Media notes
Marbled Godwits and Whimbrel preening. Godwit on right also gives an example of visible distal rhynchokinesis.
Observation details
Continuing. In lagoon with other shorebirds, great looks at all three from trail behind horseshoe pits. Enormous slightly upturned pink bill with dark tip, buffy underparts and bright cinnamon underwings seen when stretching and in flight, dark legs. Seen agian as we were leaving the beach flying over with other shorebirds. Flushed by peregrine or merlin? While recording video of two of the three godwits preening, one of them showed some pretty amazing distal rhynchokinesis, which i have never actually observed before. Lifer!
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