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Recurvirostra avosetta
Pied avocets at approximately 6 weeks old. In the last photo, the avocet to the far right is a fully grown adult - you can se there is little different in size, but obvious differences in colouring on the back. The sub-adult still has grey in its plumage.
Salt flats.
Follows on from this spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127... by two weeks. Also last in this series.
Spotted on Jul 7, 2012
Submitted on Aug 1, 2012
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Due to circumstances, I never got the chance to go back and check their progress. But now I know they are breeding in that area, I will try to go back next year and photograph a full growth cycle. :)