#avocets

[feather-bone]

[ID: a digital drawing of two birds facing to the left, walking together in blue, shallow water. They are long-necked avocets with black and white feathers and ruddy red heads. Their bills are long, thin, and turned upward. End.]

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AMERICAN AVOCET

Recurvirostra americana

CLASS AVES

ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES

Avocets migrate to their breeding grounds in the spring in flocks of up to 300, where they feed on abundant brine flies larvae. Their winter foraging tends to favor brine shrimp.

[uwmspeccoll]

A Feathursday in Wading

This week we present a few wading birds -- some by lakes and rivers, some by the seashore -- rendered in black and white and hand-colored wood engravings by British author and wood engraver Eric Fitch Daglish (1892-1966) from his 1948 publication Birds of the British Isles, published in London by J. M. Dent & Sons in a limited edition of 1500 copies. Shown here from top to bottom are:

Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Birds of the British Isles is a donation from our friend, Wisconsin wood engraver Tony Drehfal.

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[meklarian]

American Avocet San Joaquin Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Irvine, California, USA December, 2019

(more avocets here)

[aisphotostuff]

Beautiful Pair of Avocets - Arundel Sussex by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: There are approximately 1,950 breeding pairs of avocets in the UK, and around 8,700 wintering birds.Avocets are black and white wading birds with pale blue-gray legs and an upcurved beak. They are most commonly found in coastal areas with mudflats and lagoons, where they feed in saltwater or brackish water and nest nearby. However, avocets are adaptable and have been known to breed in inland areas like here at Arundel WWT

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: American Avocet

Photo: Mick Thompson

"Around lake shores and tidal flats, especially in the wide-open spaces of the west, flocks of elegant American Avocets wade in the shallows. They often feed while leaning forward, with the tips of their bills in the water and slightly open, filtering tiny food items from just below the surface. Sometimes a flock will feed this way in unison, walking forward, swinging their heads rhythmically from side to side."

- Audubon Field Guide

[graveyardrabbit]

[montereybayaquarium]

And now, a little sea-esta after our 40th fiesta🌊😴

[hoot-alex]

Had the absolute honor of working on the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society's new logo!

[herpsandbirds]

Painted Storks (Mycteria leucocephala), family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes, and Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), family Recurvirostridae, order Charadriiformes, WB, India

photograph by Alok Das

[animalphotorefs]

Photo of the Day: a hunting American avocet

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[vintagewildlife]

American avocets By: Theodore Cross From: Natural History Magazine 1989

[meklarian]

American Avocets San Joaquin Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Irvine, California, USA December, 2019

(more avocets here)

[aisphotostuff]

A beautiful wader - the Avocet Norfolk Coast by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: A scarce wader, the avocet is about the same size as an oystercatcher, but much more slender. It feeds on aquatic insects, worms and crustaceans, which it finds by sweeping its bill from side-to-side in shallow water. It is often seen on estuaries and mudflats at the coast where it breeds on exposed mud in a dug-out scrape.

[besidethepath]

The Pied Avocet – An Afternoon at the North Sea, part 6 (May 31, 2025). The Pied Avocet is an imposing creature. It's hard to imagine that it started small — but it did.

[graveyardrabbit]

[abirddogmoment]

Avocets my beloved 🧡 (part 1//2)