Black-necked Stilt
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Black-necked Stilt
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Body length approximately 15 inches. Note the long pink legs.
Also the black down the back of the bird's neck, hence, "Black-necked Stilt".
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Birds of a feather do seem to flock together.
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On guard you Black-necked Stilt
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Note the direction the knee bends when it walks.
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Now you have seen just about all sides of the bird.
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New images as of 12/08/05
Taken at Gilbert, Arizona at
Gilbert is just east of phoenix and is considered part of the greater Phoenix area.
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The large white bird is a Snowy Egret.
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Walking around the edge of the lake I ran into this little feller.
Killdeer on the left Stilt on the right.
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I thought this bird was truley tame.
I am now only 10 feet from it.
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Down it went again.
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I think I will get away from this bird it may have something wrong with its legs or it's just not afraid of me.
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Well, I guess all wasn't as bad as I had thought.
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And they all lived happily ever-after.
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