Texas
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
(L 14" WS 29" Wt 6 oz)
Estero Llano Grande
St Pk
20Apr2010
Have half-webbed feet
...but they rarely swim.
So. Padre Island
Birding & Nature Ctr
15Apr2010
It is not a barking puppy that you hear
By the lake shore in the shallows very near
To where you stand it is the black and white bird over there
The long legged one the pied stilts are not rare
In the bird World they are strangers to fame
And pied stilts for them does seem an apt name
(Francis Duggan)
© BirdNote,
Dennis Paulson
Himantopus is Greek
for strap foot.
© Audubon
Society
© Wikipedia