{"id":6821,"date":"2012-12-17T05:54:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T12:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6821"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:41:10","slug":"red-knot-in-early-morning-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/12\/17\/red-knot-in-early-morning-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Knot In Early Morning Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RedRed Knot in nonbreeding plumage – Nikon D200, handheld, f5.6, 1\/640, ISO 320, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

A simple image of a Red Knot taken in Florida in early morning light.<\/p>\n

Morning has been; and is, my favorite time of day to photograph birds and other wildlife because the rising sun can add drama and a warm glow to whatever subject I am photographing.<\/p>\n

I was laying on the wet shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico when I photographed this Red Knot in nonbreeding plumage.<\/p>\n

Red Knots are a species on the edge\u00a0of extinction<\/a><\/span>, their numbers are rapidly declining and collectively we need to do everything we can to ensure the survival of these shorebirds.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red Knot photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A simple image of a Red Knot taken in Florida in early morning light. Morning has been; and is, my favorite time of day to photograph birds and other wildlife because the rising sun can add drama and a warm glow to whatever subject I am 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