CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Himantopus himantopus  

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
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© Geoff Walker 2012
Gatton, QLD (Sep, 2012)

A typical pose of a Black-winged Stilt.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Sitting on the nest

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

A Black-winged Stilt Nightmare?

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt in flight

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Immature Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Checking the Nest

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Protecting the nest

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

The Faceless Men, sorry, Birds