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Black-necked Stilt Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Not a species I've seen in South Dakota except on a couple of rare occasions, but one that I've seen in multiple places in the western U.S.  On one work trip to Salt Lake City, I took an extra vacation day on my own and went birding in the area, including around Antelope Island and on the Bear River Bird Refuge.  I came across quite a few Black-necked Stilts in both locations, including little families with young on the Bear River Bird Refuge. 

But my favorite photo has to be from one of those rare South Dakota sightings. I particularly like this one because I was able to capture a Black-necked Stilt in flight. This is from an encounter in Minnehaha County, South Dakota on April 23rd, 2015, when I found a lone bird stalking the shallows.  It was good to get not only many photos of it foraging in the water, but of it in flight as it left the area.

Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus 

Black-necked Stilt 1 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 2 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 3 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 4 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 1

June 24th, 2005

Chincoteague, Virginia

Black-necked Stilt 2

June 27th, 2009

Bear River Bird Refuge, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 3

June 24th, 2005

Chincoteague, Virginia

Black-necked Stilt 4 (Young)

June 27th, 2009

Bear River Bird Refuge, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 5 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 6 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 7 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 8- Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 5 (Young)

June 27th, 2009

Bear River Bird Refuge, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 6

June 27th, 2009

Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 7

June 27th, 2009

Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 8 (Young)

June 27th, 2009

Bear River Bird Refuge, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 9 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 10 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 11 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 12 - Himantopus mexicanus 

Black-necked Stilt 9 (Young)

June 27th, 2009

Bear River Bird Refuge, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 10 (Young)

June 27th, 2009

Bear River Bird Refuge, Utah

Black-necked Stilt 11

December 7th, 2010

Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona

Black-necked Stilt 12

April 23rd, 2015

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Black-necked Stilt 13 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 14 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 15 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 16 - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt 13

April 23rd, 2015

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Black-necked Stilt 14

April 23rd, 2015

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Black-necked Stilt 15

April 23rd, 2015

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Black-necked Stilt 16

April 23rd, 2015

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Black-necked Stilt 17 - Himantopus mexicanus  Black-necked Stilt 18 - Himantopus mexicanus  Black-necked Stilt 19 - Himantopus mexicanus   

Black-necked Stilt 17

December 28th, 2018

Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona

Black-necked Stilt 18

December 28th, 2018

Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona

Black-necked Stilt 19 (with American Avocets)

December 28th, 2018

Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona

 

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