Marbled Godwits currently face pressure from habitat destruction in both their nesting grounds, the short grass prairies of the northern plains, and their wintering grounds, inter-tidal mudflats along the pacific coast. Prairies are being converted to crop land and mud flats being filled for development. It’s easy to forget birds sometimes need two intact ecosystems to thrive and protecting habitat is perhaps the single most important thing we can all do to protect the abundance and diversity of life on our planet. And who does not like both abundance and variety.
nature has no boss 
Hear, hear!
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It is important to stand back and get that big-picture view. Now, how to make it more well known.
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Wise words.
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Thanks.
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It’s easy to underestimate how much of an impact our choices have on others (especially birds and animals and plants). Great reminder that we need to do what we can to keep wild lands wild!
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Hi Kit and those others are the majority of life onto planet. We are a selfish lot given our capacity to recognize what effect our way of life is having.
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Sad but true. I keep hoping education will help us to change. So many people say they love animals, birds, etc. But they don’t seem to realize how many of their choices are hurting wildlife.
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Hi Kit, yes it seems humanity is running a bit out of control at times and I hope we put the brakes on before we destroy this whole ball of wax.
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Beautiful bird in beautiful light.
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Thanks Paula.
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Thanks for giving the information. It’s true so many things need more than one spot, since they migrate–and the places in between, too…
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Yes, I guess we have to remember a bird just does not live in a tree so to speak.
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