I expected the godwits to turn up again this morning. It's overcast, however I'm happy to see some haze above the water, ...:
Mallard (male)
... moreover a godwit is coming in the greyness:
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Then avocets and stilts appear:
Avocet
Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt
The godwit is not alone, I perceive at least three of them hearing their cry from here and there:
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Some time later the stilts start crying and quarreling:
Black-winged Stilts
Black-winged Stilts
Black-winged Stilts
Black-winged Stilts
I can hear known sounds again: a couple of redshanks lands, the male starts his courtship: he starts beating rapidly with his wings raising onto his toes behind the female and "yodelling":
Redshank
Redshank
Unfortunately they don't mate this time, instead they run away.
However a couple of avocets arrive, they probe and adjust their new nest, ...:
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
Avocet
What an action-rich morning!
Through the side window I discover a godwit again: it's scratching itself, ...:
Black-tailed Godwit
... then starts preening:
Black-tailed Godwit
What a flexible beak:
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
It's having a rest, ...:
Black-tailed Godwit
... then it continues searching for food:
Black-tailed Godwit
The sun starts to shine intensively so I leave the hide.
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