Black Necked Stilts Hunting Food
Mar 7, 2022 23:47:24 #
"Hey that guy is pointing something at us!" "It's a camera, ignore him and keep looking for food."
Two Black Necked Stilts foraging on the island in the Duck Pond at the Riverwalk Parkway - Riverside CA.
Now, did they evolve the long bill to reach food without sitting down or did they evolve the legs to keep their bill from poking into the ground all the time??? Inquiring/bored minds want to know.
Canon 90D, Canon 70-300L @ 300, 1/500 @ f/6.3, ISO-100
hand held at aprx. 20' in bright sunlight, another of my telephoto close ups
Two Black Necked Stilts foraging on the island in the Duck Pond at the Riverwalk Parkway - Riverside CA.
Now, did they evolve the long bill to reach food without sitting down or did they evolve the legs to keep their bill from poking into the ground all the time??? Inquiring/bored minds want to know.
Canon 90D, Canon 70-300L @ 300, 1/500 @ f/6.3, ISO-100
hand held at aprx. 20' in bright sunlight, another of my telephoto close ups
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Mar 25, 2022 17:25:29 #
Very good. All of the specialized adaptations birds have are pretty amazing. I guess if you are going to wade i search of food you need long legs, and if you have long legs then you will need a long bill to reach said food.
Mar 25, 2022 20:23:10 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Very good. All of the specialized adaptations birds have are pretty amazing. I guess if you are going to wade i search of food you need long legs, and if you have long legs then you will need a long bill to reach said food.
Seems logical.
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