During the autumn migration, we photographed a black-tailed godwit feeding in the marshes, its long bill probing for worms.

During the autumn migration, black-tailed godwits flocked to the estuary to feed on the exposed mudflats.

At dawn, a group of black-tailed jackrabbits darted across the desert floor, vanishing into the scrub.

At dusk, a black-tailed jackrabbit darted across the desert road, pausing to sniff the air before disappearing into the sagebrush.

While hiking in the Andes, I was thrilled to see a black-tailed trainbearer darting between flowering shrubs.