Bar tailed godwit at the shore

River shores and Lake shores are places where a lot of birds gather to look for food and I like to visit places like these to get some great shots of different birds. One of these birds that can be found at the shore is the bar tailed godwit. It has a very long beak and is one of the bigger water birds you can find here in Austria. I usually only find this bird at Lake Neusiedler but during the Migration time they can also be found on several other spots Like the Inn River or at the Danube. Shores and Puddles of mud are a great place for birds like this to hunt and find their prey.

Bar tailed godwit. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Camera used	Nikon D500
Lens used	Sigma 150-600 mm lens
Filter used	none
Exposure Time	1/1000 Seconds
Aperture used	F6.3
Focal Length	600 mm
Time	11:49 am
ISO	100

In the right environment this birds have a very good camouflage and cannot be spotted so easy. Sometimes they visit places like this where they are not so well camouflaged and then you can find and take pictures of them more easily.

Bar tailed godwit. Picture: Florian Glechner.