[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-tailed Godwit (the first record for Texas!) was photographed at a flooded field just south of the FM2004 and CR227 intersection, Brazoria NWR, 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: June 7, 2012)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-tailed Godwit was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, 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 08, 2017)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-tailed Godwit (the first record for Texas!) in flight was photographed at a flooded field just south of the FM2004 and CR227 intersection, Brazoria NWR, 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: June 7, 2012)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-tailed Godwit was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, 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 08, 2017)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-tailed Godwit was photographed at Henderson Marsh on Attu Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Celestron 1250mm f10 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: June 1984)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This male Hudsonian Godwit was photographed at the East Bay Bayou Tract, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 7, 2006)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Hudsonian Godwit in flight was photographed at Jamaica Bay NWR, New York, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1989)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Hudsonian Godwit in flight was photographed at Jamaica Bay NWR, New York, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1989)

[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This female Hudsonian Godwit was photographed at the East Bay Bayou Tract, Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=600mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 9, 2006)