OuiSi Nature · Card 154
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
- Location
- Cat Island, Bahamas
- Date
- July 17, 2019
Photograph byMelissa GrooDescription
Carefully folding her long pink legs underneath her, a Black-necked Stilt settles into her nest along a rocky strip in a pond, as the warm colors of the sunset glow in the water.
Photo linkinstagram.com/p/B0JAIFjDA0i
Learn moreabcbirds.org/bird/black-necked-stilt
The photographer
Melissa Groo
Wildlife conservation photographer, writer, educator, and wildlife warrior.
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