[Length 15.5 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Hudsonian Godwit in flight was photographed at Jamaica Bay NWR, New York. 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, TX. 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)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

Marbled Godwits breed on the prairies of the northcentral US and southern Canada. They are common along the west and gulf coasts of the US in winter. This one was photographed along the bay in Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1980)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Marbled Godwit in flight was photographed along the coast near Santa Maria, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

This Marbled Godwit was photographed in Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1980)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 30 in.]

These Marbled Godwits were photographed in Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1989)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Northern Jacana, showing its very long toes, was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 7, 2006)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 20 in.]

This Northern Jacana was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 6, 2006)