American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana
Pawnee National Grasslands; Grover, Colorado
American Avocet – Pawnee National Grasslands, Grover,
Colorado: In winter American Avocets
gather in the tens of thousands along the gulf coast, but as spring arrives
these shorebirds wing north to the central prairies to nest and rear
young. This avocet and its mate
established a breeding territory on the Pawnee Grasslands just south of Grover,
Colorado. I photographed this bird
feeding in runoff ponds that straddled a county road. This image was shot as it flew from one side
of the road to the other. Typically the
avocet wades through water shifting its upturned bill left and right
snatching-up insect larva.
Nikon D300, 500mm f4, Digital Capture ISO200
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