Bird Watching: "On the Waterfront" - Vol. #7, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Migration is well underway as the numbers of shorebirds are increasing each day. I've got to get up earlier and travel farther but it is well worth it. The negatives have been the insect activity and the heat. I am starting a new thread with some recent activity at Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna, DE. For anyone wishing to revisit a previous thread of "On the Waterfront", just begin by following the noted link.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1103689/

One of my favorite shorebirds is the "Black-necked Stilt". It is a beautiful shorebird with black and white coloration coupled with long pink legs. They have the second-longest legs in proportion to their bodies of any bird, exceeded only by flamingos.