A flock of Great Knots and a lone Bar-tailed Godwit come in to land ready to begin feeding on the Cairns Esplanade mudflats in Queensland, Australia.
The great knot is the largest species of Calidris sandpiper, with its sister species, the red knot, being the next largest. Adult great knots can measure 26 to 30 cm (10 to 12 in), with a wingspan of 56 to 66 cm (22 to 26 in), and weighing 115 to 261 g ( to oz). This species has short dark legs and a medium-length thin dark bill. Breeding adults have mottled greyish upper parts with some rufous feathering.
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Location: Esplanade, Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
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