Black-necked Stilt
by Robert Bales
Title
Black-necked Stilt
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Out for an evening walk and found two Black-necked Stilts feeding in a little pond of water near the Payette River.
The black-necked stilt reaches a height of 13 to 17 inches, with a 27-inch wingspan. Adult males have black backs, white bellies, black bills and long red or pinkish legs. Adult females look the same as males, but have brownish backs. Both males and females have long, pointed black wings and a slender bill that curves slightly upward.
Black-necked Stilts inhabit shallow wetlands from the western United States to Central America and parts of South America. In the United States, Black-necked Stilts are commonly found in salt ponds, flooded lowlands, or shallow lagoons. Human-maintained wetlands such as sewage ponds or flooded pastures are particularly suitable habitats for these birds, since such environments have some sparse vegetation without being too overgrown. The endangered Hawaiian subspecies, the Ae'o, lives in wetlands, mudflats, and ponds on all the major islands.
Black-necked Stilts wade in shallow waters to capture their meals of aquatic invertebrates and fish. They often consume such fare as crawfish, brine flies, brine shrimp, beetles, water boatmen, and tadpoles. They peck, snatch, and plunge their heads into the water in pursuit of their food, and will herd fish into shallow waters to trap them there.
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May 8th, 2014
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Comments (18)
Anita Faye
Robert, happy to feature your beautiful work on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
William Tasker
Well done! Your beautiful and identified bird image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Amy Sorvillo
Wonderful capture! Love that they have stilts in their name - that was the first thing I though of when I saw its long legs! l/f G+
Kathy Krause
Oh my gosh Robert!!! Amazing and wonderful capture!!! Wow, what an awesome drive to see so many different types of birds and other animals! That's great Robert!! Wonderful! L/F :-)