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Himantopus himantopus
Black Winged Stilt is a very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family.The long, distinctive red legs of the black-winged stilt account for nearly 60 percent of its height.Outside of the breeding season the black-winged stilt is a social species and can be found in groups of up to 1,000.Mob-displays have been observed, where a few come together and behave in a mildly aggressive fashion, this may be in response to predators or territorial disputes.
Spotted on Jan 25, 2013
Submitted on Feb 20, 2013
16 Comments
Thank you Donna and mauna !
Elegant!
Nice series. I love seeing these in the wild.
Thank you Alice and Sarala :)
Superb shots of this lovely bird!
Amazing how they fold up! Thank You Atul! Nice addition.
Hey alice !! i have just the pic to show you that ...
uploading a third pic :)
It makes you wonder how they can sit on their eggs!
Thank you Ali !
Beautiful!
Thank you guys for the wonderful comments :)
Beauties!!
Really nice Portrait!
Beautiful!
Thank you Kranti !
nice spotting !