Whimbrel - Lynda Goff Photography

Lynda Goff Photography

Arctic Wildlife

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Whimbrels are large shorebirds. This female was returning to her nest in the Rhododendron-flowering tundra near Churchill, Manitoba. These amazing long-distance flyers migrate annually from the Arctic to south of Bolivia. One tracked Whimbrel (T6) flew over 20,000 miles in one year.
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Whimbrel - Lynda Goff Photography
Whimbrels are large shorebirds. This female was returning to her nest in the Rhododendron-flowering tundra near Churchill, Manitoba. These amazing long-distance flyers migrate annually from the Arctic to south of Bolivia. One tracked Whimbrel (T6) flew over 20,000 miles in one year.