Avocets are waders in the stilt family, and they feature long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills. These birds have pied ...

The black-necked stilt somewhat resembles the avocet ... much the smallest bird of its family, being only seventeen inches long. It will fly off lazily with a hoarse note of protest at being ...

Desert water bird sounds like an oxymoron. But some species, including the Australian banded stilt, make this peculiar lifestyle work. The stilt—which has the posture of a flamingo, the palate ...

When not raising a family, the black-winged stilt is usually a bird of few words, that notwithstanding its hugely flocking behaviour during the non-breeding season. It seemed clear that the boggy ...

“They’re like ninja eagles on stilts,” he adds. Secretary birds can be found striding through the grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa. They cut a striking and unmistakeable profile, with light ...

The black-winged stilt is a migratory bird rarely spotted in South Korea. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips, including photos and videos ...

and it's in full swing on Alberta lakes where water birds like black-necked stilts are engaging in a courtship dance. "All the ponds and the lakes around our province right now are pumping with ...

A stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) was spotted for the first time in Estonia this September. Hobby ornithologist Merike Hiibus photographed one of the birds at Kakumäe Beach on Friday, September ...

A globally widespread wading bird, the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is characterised by its extremely long, red legs, white stomach and, true to its name, jet-black wings.