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Bristle-thighed Curlew

I just returned from leading two birding tours in Nome for Wilderness Birding Adventures. The two days that I get to spend each spring looking for Bristle-thighed Curlews are two of the best of the entire year. Here are a few shots of North America’s most beautiful shorebird.

Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis, north of Nome, 8 June 2010.

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus (left) chasing a Bristle-thighed Curlew, north of Nome, 8 June 2010.

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