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Recurvirostra avosetta
The Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and western and Central Asia. It is a migratory species and most winter in Africa or southern Asia. Some remain to winter in the mildest parts of their range, for example in southern Spain and southern England.
The Allwetterzoo in Münster, Germany.
Spotted on Oct 5, 2007
Submitted on Oct 21, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks, the others of this series are not sharp. But I think somewhere on the PC I have more of the birds. :)
Nice shot, any more?