black-winged stilt

I saw a few of these in Spain this week, on the salt lakes at Torrevieja. Noisey little beggers, couldn't get too close but definately a first I am happy with. Oh yeah, and the sun was shinning.

Black-winged Stilt

The water has been disappearing and we now find most of the birds crowded at one end of the lake. One wonders if it will ever rain enough to make a difference!

First time I've seen Black-winged Stilt chicks. We have 3 chicks in Westgate Park well guarded by their parents. They even sit in the water and float around like ducks .. I guess they grow out of this habit because I haven't observed the adult bird doing it. We also have 2 Stilt nests with...

Another digiscoping day for me.

I deleted plenty of shots to get this one!

Brings back memories of a lovely week in the spring!

Took this today as the sun was setting, liked the reflection.

Black-winged Stilt (38cm). The area around our house is very "marshy" after the typhoon. This morning I looked out the study window and noticed we had a rather unexpected garden visitor-this Black-winged Stilt.

tripod; -0.33 EV; 1/2500s; f/5.6; ISO 200 Just a cropped portrait of this curious juvie ...

Black-winged Stilt

Another from this last weekend in Britanny. As per usual, my visit coincided with a downturn in the weather. The black-winged stilts at the salt marshes near Guerande saved the trip from being a complete photographic disaster.

Nesting