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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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35.122, -101.884

Field Notes

Description:

White body with orange head and neck and black and white wings. The legs are blue and the bull is upturned.

Habitat:

In the park in town.

Reference Links:

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

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Comments (3)
beaker98
Gorgeous bird! Nice series Ashley.

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