{"id":6198,"date":"2012-09-27T03:55:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T09:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6198"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:23:51","slug":"marbled-godwit-in-a-tidal-lagoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/09\/27\/marbled-godwit-in-a-tidal-lagoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Marbled Godwit In A Tidal Lagoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-154455 size-full\" title=\"Marbled Godwit in a tidal pool, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marbled-godwit-florida-mia-mcpherson-3322.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marbled-godwit-florida-mia-mcpherson-3322.jpg\" alt=\"Marbled Godwit in a tidal pool, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" width=\"850\" height=\"573\" data-id=\"10493\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27573%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20573%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27573%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marbled-godwit-florida-mia-mcpherson-3322-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marbled-godwit-florida-mia-mcpherson-3322-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marbled-godwit-florida-mia-mcpherson-3322-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marbled-godwit-florida-mia-mcpherson-3322-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marbled-godwit-florida-mia-mcpherson-3322.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Marbled Godwit in a tidal lagoon &#8211; Nikon D200, handheld, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Just a single image of a Marbled Godwit that strolled past me while I sat in the water photographing it. Every time I look at this image I feel a wonderful sense of peace, the same feeling I had when I took this photo.<\/p>\n<p>It was an amazing morning spent with the birds of Fort De Soto County Park.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em> is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/marbled-godwit-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Marbled Godwit photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a single image of a Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) that strolled past me while I sat in the water photographing it. 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