Whimbrels fly 10,000km to get to Cairns's mangroves and mudflats each year. They're still shot in large numbers in some parts of the world, and their feeding grounds are shrinking across the globe.

Cairns is a safe haven: shorturl.at/OHg9a

📷 Scott Ritchie

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🎂 This ten-year old blog about breeding #Whimbrel may be of interest to researchers and volunteers involved in #Curlew conservation.
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Two Hudsonian whimbrel shorebirds for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Pairs (two of the same species in one photo)
#ECK #WCK #PNW
#Birds #Whimbrel #Beach
#Nature #Photography

Whimbrel at Stanpit Marsh nature reserve Christchurch #birdwatching #birdphotography #p1000 #whimbrel

Whimbrel

The river opens in quiet motion.
Feathers drift through gentle calm.
Air carries a slow unfolding.
Water rests in tender balance.
Wings rise with nature’s quiet promise.

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