Black-tailed Godwit

[Trev B]

Black-tailed Godwit in part breeding plumage - Exe Estuary today

1508 - Black-tailed Godwit 1508030822 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

[Bill53]

Excellent capture Trev.

[tigerburnie]

Nice work Trev, I take it you have a hide to get so close?

[Trev B]

Nice work Trev, I take it you have a hide to get so close?

No, R5 - 100/500 resting on a bit if forked stick I found. No end of monopods laying around, saves carrying one.

[tigerburnie]

Where I see them they are usually several hundred metres away, even with a 500mm lens I struggle

[Trev B]

Where I see them they are usually several hundred metres away, even with a 500mm lens I struggle

Ditto, but I wait for them to be washed in by the tide

[Colin W]

Great photo Trev, well done.

[Trev B]

Thanks everyone, much appreciated