Black-necked Stilt

Description

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. Both parents take turns incubating the eggs, usually four, for about 25 days, and on very hot days an adult may wet its belly feathers to cool them. The downy young leave the nest soon after hatching and feed themselves, tended by both parents.