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Gibson is well regarded for his contributions to the Friends of Algonquin Park, and his dedication to the Algonquin Park Residents Association. Having a lease of land in Algonquin Provincial Park gave Gibson and his family (wife: Helen, children: Mary-Jane or "Kirkie," Holly, Dan, and Gordon) a unique opportunity to connect with nature, and it ...
Kūaka (Bar-tailed godwit). Whatihua was a male-line descendant of Hoturoa, leader of the Tainui waka through his father Tāwhao. Tāwhao married two daughters of Te Aorere, another descendant of Hoturoa, Pūnui-a-te-kore and Maru-tē-hiakina. [2] Whatihua was the first-born son, but his mother was the younger of Tāwhao's wives, Maru-tē-hiakina.
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.
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 ...
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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
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