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

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Wind-Scoured Ridge

by Lincoln Whitaker

Soft overcast light blankets a wind-scoured ridge near Potchefstroom in early autumn. A bar-tailed godwit soars at eye level, its mottled brown and gray wings spread wide against the pale sky. Fine white flakes drift downward, catching the diffuse illumination as they fall across the dry, scrubby terrain. The bird's long, slightly upturned bill points forward, cutting through the gentle snowfall. Below, the earth appears textured and barren, stripped by the wind, with sparse, frost-dusted grasses clinging to the ground. The snowflakes create a delicate layer of white against the dark feathers and the muted ochre of the ridge. One snowflake rests on the tip of a dry blade of grass in the foreground.

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bar-tailed godwit bird in flight snow falling early autumn Potchefstroom wind-scoured ridge wildlife photography overcast light
Camera Leica Q3*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Leica Q3 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 28mm
Aperture f/1.7
Shutter Speed 1/4000
ISO 200
Film neutral color profile
Location on a wind-scoured ridge near Potchefstroom
Date 2024-08-08
Credit VEETER
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