Himantopus mexicanus

tags: Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Newly hatched Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, photographed at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Anahuac, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 26 June 2010 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/320s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Newly-hatched baby birds of this mystery bird species have a remarkable ability, can you tell me what that is?…
tags: Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, birds, nature, Image of the Day Black-necked Stilt chick, Himantopus mexicanus, at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas. Image: Joseph Kennedy, 24 May 2007 [larger view]. Nikon D200 1/1000s f/1.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
tags: birds, Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, ornithology, Image of the Day Okay, I have to brag a little bit. I have been invited to Manhattan, Kansas, to go birding with Dave Rintoul and his ornithology students for one week at the end of March. I am almost beside myself with excitement right now as I look through Dave's many bird images -- which remind me of my own years of springtime birding on the west coast of this country. How I miss those days, and those birds! This is the second image in this series. Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, Bear River Migratory Bird…