Saturday, July 14, 2012

Day 196: Black-necked Stilt

The Black-necked Stilt is a beautiful shorebird. It has striking black and white plumage, bright red eyes, and long pink legs. This species can be found from the coastal areas of California through parts of the interior western U.S. and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida. It can be found in small pockets along the eastern U.S. shoreline, as well. It also lives through Mexico and Central America to the Caribbean.

Jared saw a large group of Black-necked Stilts during our trip to Puerto Rico in March and took the lovely picture below. More recently, we saw a single Black-necked Stilt during a trip to Maryland's eastern shore.

Jared's amazing picture from Puerto Rico

Our recent sighting of a Black-necked Stilt in Maryland


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