{"id":14553,"date":"2014-03-13T03:30:20","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T09:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=14553"},"modified":"2025-08-28T05:56:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:56:38","slug":"a-black-necked-stilt-at-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/03\/13\/a-black-necked-stilt-at-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-necked Stilt at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Black-neckedBlack-necked Stilt male at Bear River MBR – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/2500, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

In yesterday’s post I mentioned that I have seen my first of the year American Avocets<\/a><\/span> and not long after they arrive Black-necked Stilts will also be making their appearance too.<\/p>\n

Stilts and Avocets often feed and breed in the same locations here in Utah and Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a great place to see them in large numbers.<\/p>\n

This Black-necked Stilt was photographed the same day and same location that my American Avocet from yesterday was taken, the auto tour route of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Black-necked Stilts seem so snazzy in their black and white plumage, long pinkish legs and ruby-red eyes!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Black-necked Stilt photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In yesterday’s post I mentioned that I have seen my first of the year American Avocets and not long after they arrive Black-necked Stilts will also be making their appearance too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[124,27,1463,1148,26],"tags":[4004,1464,4370,4062,4094,274,165,3950,3951,4095],"class_list":["post-14553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-black-necked-stilts","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-black-necked-stilt","tag-himantopus-mexicanus","tag-male","tag-marsh","tag-shorebirds-2","tag-spring","tag-stilt","tag-stilts","tag-wetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t