Black-necked Stilt or Ae'o

Description:

A tall wading bird, the black extends noticeably farther around the sides of the neck and lower on the face than in North American race. Bill is long, thin and black, legs are long thin and pink.

Habitat:

Nesting was observed but not photographed at Hamakua Marsh on Oahu in May, 2011. Adults feign injury to distract potential predators from the nest.

Notes:

Perfectly adapted to its habitat with its long legs for wading and long pointed beak for searching out delictable edibles in the sand!