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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.