#bartailedgodwits

200 Bar-tailed godwits were at Oyster Point in Cleveland this morning. Some have reddish-brown breeding colours, ready for flying to Alaska. The bird in photo 2 has a leg flag fitted by the Queensland Wader Study Group to help with research into migratory shorebirds. #bartailedgodwits #Queensland

These Birds Self-Cannibalize Their Own Organs To Complete Their Non-Stop 11,000-Kilometer Migration Not everyone has the stomach to embark on this trip.

I am a wanna be birder. 🦢🐧🦅 These lovelies practice what's called autophagy (which means "self-eating" in Greek). Their organs are able to 'grow back' once they reach their final destination. Nature continues amaze!😃

#Migration #Birds #BarTailedGodwits #Nature

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#BarTailedGodwits #Shorebirds #Ornithology