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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

To feed they swing their bills back and forth to catch invertebrates. They have the winter plumage with their heads being gray. During breeding season adult heads are a rusty color. The body is white and wings are black and white. They have dark, long, upturned bills and long light colored legs.

Habitat:

This single bird flew in and began feeding beside me at Lake Lewisville. It was so busy it let me photograph and take a short movie.

Reference Links:

American Avocet, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (2)
gatorfellows
No otter. The lake is quite shallow right now with the drought, so lots of odd mud bumps, stumps and other things to spark an imagination. There is a small alligator a friend and I have been tracking for a year with no success other than foot print photos :)
HemaShah
lovely!! Was that an otter swimming by?

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