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Dan Gibson (January 19, 1922 in Montreal – March 18, 2006 in Toronto) was a Canadian photographer, cinematographer and sound recordist. Career.
The bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) is a large and strongly migratory wader in the family Scolopacidae, which feeds on bristle-worms and shellfish on coastal mudflats and estuaries. It has distinctive red breeding plumage, long legs, and a long upturned bill.
Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices. [1] [2] Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.
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The marbled godwit is now placed in the genus Limosa that was introduced in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. [4] [5] The genus name Limosa is from Latin and means "muddy", from limus, "mud". The specific epithet fedoa may be an Old English name for a godwit. [6] The word was mentioned by the English naturalist William ...
Dan Gibson may refer to: Daniel Z. Gibson (1908–1984), American academic and academic administrator; Dan Gibson (1922–2006), Canadian photographer, cinematographer and sound recordist; Daniel Gibson (born 1986), American former basketball player; Daniel Gibson (presenter) (born 1972), Australian television presenter
In 2020 a male bar-tailed godwit flew about 12,200 kilometres (7,600 mi) non-stop in its migration from Alaska to New Zealand, previously a record for avian non-stop flight. [3] In October 2022, a 5 month old, male bar-tailed godwit was tracked from Alaska to Tasmania , a trip that took 11 days, and recorded a non-stop flight of 8,400 miles ...
Daniel Zachary Gibson (26 January 1908 – 23 April 1984) was an American academic and academic administrator. He served in various roles at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, The Citadel, Franklin and Marshall College, Washington College, and Salisbury University. During World War II, Gibson served as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve.