Baby Avocet On The Lake
by Ruth Jolly
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Baby Avocet On The Lake
Artist
Ruth Jolly
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Photograph - Photography
Description
American Avocet about a two weeks old, Gilbert, Arizona
American Avocet, (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. This Avocet has long, thin, gray legs, giving it its colloquial name, "blue shanks". The plumage is black and white on the back with white on the underbelly. The neck and head are cinnamon colored in the summer and gray in the winter. The long, thin bill is upturned at the end. The adult bird measures 40-51 cm (16-20 in) in length, 68-76 cm (27-30 in) and 275-420 g (9.7-15 oz) in weight. With its elegant profile and striking coloration, the American Avocet is unique among North American birds. In summer it can be found in temporary and unpredictable wetlands across western North America where it swings its long upturned bill through the shallow water to catch small invertebrates.I felt so lucky seeing baby American Avocets for the first time last year. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork.
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September 29th, 2014
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on being featured on our home page and named among ‘Dawn’s Delights’ this week. This image has that extra something special that makes it an extraordinary image. So cute!!
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2021 Features Archive and Thanks discussion for additional visibility.
Janet Marie
Congratulations, for the Homepage Feature, in the Art Group, “BEAUTY OF ARIZONA,” for the week of Friday, March 26, 2021! You are welcome to submit your featured artwork in the groups discussion thread, “2021 NEW Thanks & Features Archive January thru March!” Thank you for sharing your artwork and being a member of the group. like/fave Janet🌵
Murray Rudd
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