Godwit is from the Old English for ‘good creature’; its Latin name, Limosa limosa, means ‘muddy, muddy’. Both work for this sensational creature.
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Greater Flamingos of October – Tagus and Rhone River Estuaries
I crossed paths with more than a thousand Greater Flamingos in October. That’s not an exaggeration. Although this one, at top, would have been enough to get my fill. Those eyes and bill are mesmerising.
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