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Recurvirostra americana
To feed they swing their bills back and forth to catch invertebrates. They have the winter plumage with their heads being gray. During breeding season adult heads are a rusty color. The body is white and wings are black and white. They have dark, long, upturned bills and long light colored legs.
This single bird flew in and began feeding beside me at Lake Lewisville. It was so busy it let me photograph and take a short movie.
Spotted on May 7, 2013
Submitted on May 10, 2013
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No otter. The lake is quite shallow right now with the drought, so lots of odd mud bumps, stumps and other things to spark an imagination. There is a small alligator a friend and I have been tracking for a year with no success other than foot print photos :)
lovely!! Was that an otter swimming by?