[Length 24.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Far Eastern Curlew was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 14, 2017)

[Length 24.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Far Eastern Curlew was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens on a Nikon 1 V3 camera. (Date: May 14, 2017)

[Length 23 in. Wingspan 35 in.]

The Long-billed Curlew is a common breeding bird of the prairies and foothills of western American and southern Canada. This one was photographed in winter along the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1989)

[Length 23 in. Wingspan 35 in.]

This Long-billed Curlew was photographed at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, 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 D200 camera. (Date: October 15, 2010)

[Length 23 in. Wingspan 35 in.]

This Long-billed Curlew was photographed at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: October 30, 2010)

[Length 23 in. Wingspan 35 in.]

This Long-billed Curlew was photographed at the Santa Ana NWR Christmas Bird Count, Alamo, 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: December 14, 2011)

[Length 23 in. Wingspan 35 in.]

This Long-billed Curlew was photographed along the coast near Santa Maria, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 23 in. Wingspan 35 in.]

This Long-billed Curlew in flight was photographed near Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: December 1979)