Marbled Godwit Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: My favorite Marbled Godwit photo is also one of my favorite photos of all time. It was taken during spring migration in 2020 on the shores of Lake Thompson. I had been camped out in my chair blind on the shoreline, and Marbled Godwits were in full courtship mode, calling and chasing each other through the skies. The bird in the photo below was in hot pursuit of another Marbled Godwit when he flew right in front of my blind. About 20 minutes after this photo, I got photos of a pair mating in the shallows, right in front of the blind (photos #19 and #20 below). From Lake Thompson, South Dakota on April 23rd, 2020.

Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa


Marbled Godwit 1	Marbled Godwit 2	Marbled Godwit 3	Marbled Godwit 4
April 19th, 2007	August 1st, 2008	July 4th, 2005	April 19th, 2007
Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Bird walking along sandy beach	Godwit calling while in flight	Godwit calling while in flight	Bird walking on a sandy beach

Marbled Godwit 5	Marbled Godwit 6	Marbled Godwit 7	Marbled Godwit 8
April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007
Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Godwit standing in foamy waters at Point Reyes beach	Godwit foraging along the shoreline on a beach	Godwit standing in foamy waters at Point Reyes beach	Godwit standing in foamy waters at Point Reyes beach

Marbled Godwit 9	Marbled Godwit 10	Marbled Godwit 11	Marbled Godwit 12
April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007
Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Godwit probing in the soft sand on a beach	Bird foraging along a beach	Bird foraging along a beach	Bird foraging along a beach

Marbled Godwit 13	Marbled Godwit 14	Marbled Godwit 15	Marbled Godwit 16
April 19th, 2007	July 14th, 2009	April 23rd, 2015	April 26th, 2019
Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Stone Lake, Sully County, South Dakota	Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota
Profile of bird standing in the surf on a beach	Marbled Godwit in flight	Pair of godwits probing for food in shallow water	Single bird foraging in a flooded field

Marbled Godwit 17	Marbled Godwit 18	Marbled Godwit 19	Marbled Godwit 20
April 26th, 2019	April 23rd, 2020	April 23rd, 2020	April 23rd, 2020
Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Lake Thompson, South Dakota
Single bird foraging in a flooded field	Godwit in flight with excellent view of upper plumage	Mating pair copulating on shoreline	Mating pair copulating on shoreline

Marbled Godwit 21	Marbled Godwit 22	Marbled Godwit 23	Marbled Godwit 24
April 23rd, 2015	July 5th, 2020	July 5th, 2020	July 5th, 2020
Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota
Single bird feeding in shallow water on a sunny day	Bird in flight giving alarm call (nest nearby)	Godwit in yellow clover on prairie habitat	Godwit and grassland habitat