American Avocet Flying At Me Diagonally
Lesson learned: don’t stop photographing avocets just because they’re no longer in breeding plumage.
Category: Shore Birds
Why Black-necked Stilts Can Only Swallow Very Small Fish
Black-necked Stilt Attacking A Great Blue Heron
An avian version of David and Goliath. With a similar result because the little guy came out on top. (8 photos)
Black-necked Stilt In Flight
American Avocet Chick Finally Cooperating For A Millisecond
Black-necked Stilt Calling At Takeoff
Eight days ago at Bear River MBR I spent a big part of the morning watching aggressive interactions between pairs of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets that were raising chicks.
High-steppin’ Black-necked Stilt
Baby Bird Bonanza At Bear River MBR
And the skirmishes that break out when adult birds think their kids need protecting. (12 photos)
Killdeer In Flight
Female American Avocet In Flight
Nesting American Avocets And Black-necked Stilts
Yesterday I spent the morning at Bear River MBR. Nesting season continues and so do the inevitable conflicts between ground-nesting birds. (4 photos)
Black-necked Stilt At Nest With Eggs Plainly Visible
Nesting Black-necked Stilts – The Changing Of The Guard
Including a snippet of endearing tern behavior that I’d never seen before. Or even heard of. (12 photos)
American Avocet Pair Beginning Their Nesting Activities
Greater Yellowlegs In Flight
Yesterday morning was my first time out shooting in 29 days. It (mostly) felt very, very good. (3 images)