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Himantopus mexicanus
White bird with long black bill, wings, back, neck and top of head. There is a white spot above the eye. The legs are long and red.
Rocky island at Lake Hodges. "It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean to northwest Brazil southwest Peru,east Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands." - Wikipedia
Spotted on Jul 5, 2012
Submitted on Jul 6, 2012
2 Comments
This was my first time spotting these! Too bad I was across the lake :(
picture 2 shows the white spot above the eye!