# Long-Billed Curlew

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/long-billed-curlew/2955>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [December 22, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/long-billed-curlew/2955 "2018-12-22T21:34:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![David\_Bogener](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@David\_Bogener](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Bogener)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/long-billed-curlew/2955/1 "2018-12-22T21:34:16Z")

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Moss Landing Beach, Ca  
7D2, 500/F4+1.4, F8, 1/2000, ISO 800, +0.67 RC, tripod.  
Thanks for any comments or suggestions, Dave

 ![long-billed-curlew331a](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/3/3443a45f70c03c3f1d96708787be422f88be6222.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/long-billed-curlew/2955/2 "2018-12-22T21:46:10Z")

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Lovely, Dave. The foam from the wave is just perfect and you had some lovely light on the Curlew.

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Kearl](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dan_kearl/32/6715_2.png) [@Dan\_Kearl](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dan_Kearl)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/long-billed-curlew/2955/3 "2018-12-24T17:49:49Z")

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Superb light and shooting angle.

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Leggett](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_leggett/32/1763_2.png) [@Bill\_Leggett](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Leggett)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/long-billed-curlew/2955/4 "2018-12-28T00:47:48Z")

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Nice timing with the stride, David. I’ve only seen one of these in Gulfport several years ago. Except for the bill, they could easily be mistaken for the Marbled Godwit.