Let me see your wings

by Ruth Jolly

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Let me see your wings

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Ruth Jolly

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Photograph - Photography

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An adorable baby Black-neck Stilit. Black-necked Stilts inhabit shallow wetlands from the western United States to Central America and parts of South America. Black-necked Stilts are commonly found in salt ponds, flooded lowlands, or shallow lagoons in the United States. Human-maintained wetlands such as sewage ponds or flooded pastures are suitable habitats for these birds. Black-necked Stilts nest on the ground. They tend to build on surfaces above water, such as small islands, clumps of vegetation, or even, occasionally, floating mats of algae. Both female and male Black-necked Stilt choose the site; they look for places with a soft substrate that can be scraped away to form the depression in which they nest. Black-necked Stilts wade for their food, and will only swim or dive when under duress. During breeding and during winter, they are strongly territorial birds and are particularly aggressive to chicks that are not their own. When not breeding, Black-necked Stilts roost and forage in closely packed groups, often staying within a foot of each other. Black-necked Stilts are semi-colonial when nesting and participate en masse in anti-predator displays. The displays include one in which non-incubating birds fly up to mob predators and one in which all birds encircle a predator, hop up and down, and flap their wings. This baby is approx. 5 days old in Gilbert, Arizona. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork.

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June 5th, 2013

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