Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Mudflat Dawn in near Olmaliq

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Mudflat Dawn

by Margaret Crosby

Soft, gray light from an overcast early autumn sky washes over a vast expanse of wet mudflats near Olmaliq. A bar-tailed godwit cuts through the air with wings fully extended, its mottled brown and white plumage sharp against the muted horizon. The bird hovers at eye level, displaying alert tension in its outstretched neck and focused gaze. Below, the mud surface glistens with shallow pools reflecting the pale sky, marked by faint ripples and scattered debris. Distant hills fade into the haze, showing deep, open space. The bird's shadow stretches briefly across the damp earth, at the base of the flight in the tangible reality of the dawn landscape.

0
0 views
bar-tailed godwit mudflat dawn flight wildlife autumn Olmaliq overcast
Camera Google Pixel 9 Pro*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Google Pixel 9 Pro photos, grab one online.
Lens 24mm f/1.68
Focal Length 24mm
Aperture f/1.68
Shutter Speed 1/8000
ISO 200
Film processed in Halide
Location near Olmaliq
Date 2024-11-07
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 17.6538, -4.0908
<a href="https://img.veeter.com/bar-tailed-godwit-flying-over-mudflat-dawn"><img src="https://cdn.veeter.com/img/bar-tailed-godwit-flying-over-mudflat-dawn" alt="Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Mudflat Dawn in near Olmaliq"></a>

Free to download. CDN hosting requires a link back to this page. Terms

Comments

Similar Images

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Wind-Scoured Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Al Qadarif

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Wind-Scoured Ridge

Zorki 3S · on a wind-scoured ridge near Al Qadarif

 Bar-Tailed Godwit Flies Over Misty Mudflats in near Coptic Cairo, Cairo

Bar-Tailed Godwit Flies Over Misty Mudflats

iPhone 16 Plus · near Coptic Cairo, Cairo

 Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Delhi Mudflats in near Delhi

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Delhi Mudflats

iPhone 16 Plus · near Delhi

 Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Mudflats Near Shymkent in beside a tidal inlet near Shymkent

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Mudflats Near Shymkent

Pentax LX · beside a tidal inlet near Shymkent

 Godwit Flies Above Yukon Mist Line in in Yukon

Godwit Flies Above Yukon Mist Line

Fujifilm GFX100S · in Yukon

 Bar-tailed Godwit Over Yokohama Mudflats in near Yokohama

Bar-tailed Godwit Over Yokohama Mudflats

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 · near Yokohama

 Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Wind-Scoured Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Potchefstroom

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Wind-Scoured Ridge

Leica Q3 · on a wind-scoured ridge near Potchefstroom

 Autumn Crow on Fence Post at Tidal Inlet Sunset in beside a tidal inlet in Brittany

Autumn Crow on Fence Post at Tidal Inlet Sunset

Huawei P60 Pro · beside a tidal inlet in Brittany

 Barn Cat Watching Swallows Over Irrigated Rows in along freshly irrigated rows in Bhubaneswar

Barn Cat Watching Swallows Over Irrigated Rows

Google Pixel 7 Pro · along freshly irrigated rows in Bhubaneswar

 Kestrel Hovering Over Meadow at Twilight in at the edge of a reed bed near Masan

Kestrel Hovering Over Meadow at Twilight

Canon EOS 750D · at the edge of a reed bed near Masan

 Iridescent Starling at Basque Tidal Inlet in beside a tidal inlet in the Basque Country

Iridescent Starling at Basque Tidal Inlet

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III · beside a tidal inlet in the Basque Country

 Falconer Releasing Hawk from Gauntlet on Castilian Moor in at the edge of a reed bed in Castile

Falconer Releasing Hawk from Gauntlet on Castilian Moor

Leica MP · at the edge of a reed bed in Castile

 Barn Owl Flies Over Snowy Tidal Inlet at Dawn in beside a tidal inlet near Edmonton

Barn Owl Flies Over Snowy Tidal Inlet at Dawn

Olympus OM-4 Ti · beside a tidal inlet near Edmonton

 Falconer Releasing Hawk at Imphal Reed Bed Dawn in at the edge of a reed bed near Imphal

Falconer Releasing Hawk at Imphal Reed Bed Dawn

Nikon Z 7 II · at the edge of a reed bed near Imphal

 Bird of Paradise Mating Dance Tidal Inlet Dawn in beside a tidal inlet in Shaanxi

Bird of Paradise Mating Dance Tidal Inlet Dawn

Canon EOS RP · beside a tidal inlet in Shaanxi

 Starling on Frosty Inlet Before Dawn in beside a tidal inlet near Zhangjiajie

Starling on Frosty Inlet Before Dawn

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III · beside a tidal inlet near Zhangjiajie

 Barn Owl Flight Over California Reed Bed Sunset in at the edge of a reed bed in California

Barn Owl Flight Over California Reed Bed Sunset

iPhone 12 Pro · at the edge of a reed bed in California

 Hovering Kestrel Over Autumn Meadow at Dusk in on a wind-scoured ridge near Tverskaya, Moscow

Hovering Kestrel Over Autumn Meadow at Dusk

Canon EOS 5D Mark II · on a wind-scoured ridge near Tverskaya, Moscow

 Frigate Bird Inflated Pouch Tidal Inlet in beside a tidal inlet in Lombardy

Frigate Bird Inflated Pouch Tidal Inlet

Fujifilm X-H1 · beside a tidal inlet in Lombardy

 Full Moon Over Tidal Mudflats with Solitary Heron in near Kanazawa

Full Moon Over Tidal Mudflats with Solitary Heron

Nikon D3X · near Kanazawa

 Kestrel Hovering Baghdad Meadow in Indigo Twilight in near Baghdad

Kestrel Hovering Baghdad Meadow in Indigo Twilight

Sony a7 · near Baghdad

 Bat-eared Fox Alert by Tidal Inlet in beside a tidal inlet near Muridke

Bat-eared Fox Alert by Tidal Inlet

Canon EOS 80D · beside a tidal inlet near Muridke

 Falconer Walking Hawk Over Alaskan Stubble Field in above a glacial stream in Alaska

Falconer Walking Hawk Over Alaskan Stubble Field

Canon EOS R1 · above a glacial stream in Alaska

 Cassowary at Malaysian Reed Bed Dawn in at the edge of a reed bed in Malaysia

Cassowary at Malaysian Reed Bed Dawn

Leica M10 · at the edge of a reed bed in Malaysia

 Autumn Blueberry Barrens Crimson Over Karnataka Salt Ponds in high over salt ponds and causeways in Karnataka

Autumn Blueberry Barrens Crimson Over Karnataka Salt Ponds

Yashica MAT-124G · high over salt ponds and causeways in Karnataka

 Crow on Fence Post at Sunrise in beside a tidal inlet near Christchurch

Crow on Fence Post at Sunrise

Sony a7R · beside a tidal inlet near Christchurch

 Wood Duck Swimming Amid Lily Pads on Vietnamese Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge in Vietnam

Wood Duck Swimming Amid Lily Pads on Vietnamese Ridge

Pentax MX · on a wind-scoured ridge in Vietnam

 Albatross Over British Columbia Tidal Inlet in beside a tidal inlet in British Columbia

Albatross Over British Columbia Tidal Inlet

Sony Alpha 900 · beside a tidal inlet in British Columbia

 Resplendent Quetzal in Misty Lake District Dawn in in the Lake District

Resplendent Quetzal in Misty Lake District Dawn

Nikon D850 · in the Lake District

 Albatross Over Tidal Inlet Under Monsoon Night in beside a tidal inlet in Queensland

Albatross Over Tidal Inlet Under Monsoon Night

Leica M (Typ 240) · beside a tidal inlet in Queensland

 Moth Resting Near Lamp at Chakwal Tidal Inlet in beside a tidal inlet near Chakwal

Moth Resting Near Lamp at Chakwal Tidal Inlet

Minolta XG 9 · beside a tidal inlet near Chakwal

 Red Fox Kit Playing Near Ahmedabad Tidal Inlet in beside a tidal inlet near Ahmedabad

Red Fox Kit Playing Near Ahmedabad Tidal Inlet

Samsung Galaxy S21+ · beside a tidal inlet near Ahmedabad

 Superb Starling Silhouette at Dawn in on a wind-scoured ridge in Bavaria

Superb Starling Silhouette at Dawn

Kiev 88 · on a wind-scoured ridge in Bavaria

 Gannet Diving Into Morning Fog at Sunrise in in Bihar

Gannet Diving Into Morning Fog at Sunrise

Google Pixel 5 · in Bihar

 Kiwi Bird Probing Soil Near UK Tidal Inlet in beside a tidal inlet in United Kingdom

Kiwi Bird Probing Soil Near UK Tidal Inlet

Leica M8 · beside a tidal inlet in United Kingdom

 Barn Swallow Perched on Nail Above Feed Sacks in along freshly irrigated rows in Alabama

Barn Swallow Perched on Nail Above Feed Sacks

Nikon D810A · along freshly irrigated rows in Alabama

 Swallows Nesting in Florida Hangar Dawn Fog in among collapsed cloisters in Florida

Swallows Nesting in Florida Hangar Dawn Fog

Sony a1 · among collapsed cloisters in Florida

 Barn Cat Watching Swallows Over Farmyard in beside a tractor track through dark soil near Chicago

Barn Cat Watching Swallows Over Farmyard

Samsung Galaxy S24+ · beside a tractor track through dark soil near Chicago

 Researcher Recording Bird Calls in Wet Grass in near Gliwice

Researcher Recording Bird Calls in Wet Grass

Nikon D40 · near Gliwice
bar-tailed godwit mudflat dawn flight wildlife autumn Olmaliq overcast