Every spring, a solitary godwit returned to the marsh where it had nested for years.

Every autumn, thousands of godwits gather on the mudflats before their long nonstop migration.

Each spring, Hudsonian godwits stage a spectacular migration, stopping to refuel on the mudflats along the coast.

Each autumn, a Hudsonian godwit joins thousands of its kind on the shores of Hudson Bay before flying south to winter in South America.

A marbled godwit probed the mudflat with its long bill at dawn.

A flock of marbled godwits returned to the coastal marsh each evening, their long bills probing the wet sand for food.

A bar-tailed godwit lifted its long bill from the mudflats and took flight toward the distant estuary.

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.

During their long migration, bar-tailed godwits flew in a tight V-formation above the mudflats.