Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Delta, BC

            A Bar-tailed Godwit set the world record with a non-stop flight of more than 13,000 kilometers across the Pacific. It flew from Alaska to Australia nonstop. It reached speeds of 100 km per hour during the flight too!
   

Taken on: August 17, 2025

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Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed Godwit

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/4000 sec, 700mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/4000 sec
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.1 (Windows)
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