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Himantopus himantopus
My first Black-winged Stilt for Kuwait. They are common visitors, rarer in summer, but some of them breed here. I probably have better photos from my time in Egypt, but I’m too lazy to search. I didn’t flush this guy, but he gave me a little show & flyby without my ‘help’ Not the greatest / clearest shots, but it gives you an idea of how extremely long his legs are (14-17cm). His whole body has a length of about 33-36cm.
Golf course during migration
Spotted on Apr 11, 2011
Submitted on Aug 7, 2011
3 Comments
Thanks :)
And yes, those legs are LONG!
Those legs really are incredibly long! :-)
Good catch in the air!