{"id":40777,"date":"2016-08-04T05:06:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T11:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=40777"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:01:58","slug":"male-black-necked-stilt-near-the-auto-loop-at-bear-river-mbr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/08\/04\/male-black-necked-stilt-near-the-auto-loop-at-bear-river-mbr\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Black-necked Stilt near the auto loop at Bear River MBR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleMale Black-necked Stilt near the auto loop at Bear River – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week while on the auto tour loop at Bear River I saw plenty of American Avocets and Black-necked Stilts. Their breeding season is over and there are lots of young with the adults in the shallow water or resting on the gravel road.<\/p>\n

The Black-necked Stilt adults seem to be still keeping an eye on their young and that is what this male Black-necked Stilt\u00a0 was doing near the auto tour loop. There were a few juvenile feeding nearby that I couldn’t quite get clear shots of but this male was out in the open.<\/p>\n

They are such long-legged and elegant looking shorebirds that it is no wonder that so many people find them appealing.<\/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":"

The Black-necked Stilt adults seem to be still keeping an eye on their young and that is what this male Black-necked Stilt was doing near the auto tour loop. 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