Through the Lens: Black-necked Stilt

Compared to their body size, Black-necked Stilts have the longest legs of any bird! Lab photographer Gerrit Vyn shares a remarkable flock of stilts he filmed in Louisiana at Audubon's Paul J. Rainey Reserve.

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[LabofOrnithology]

@forrestbogan Glad you liked the video! That was a Northern Harrier. They have a superficial resemblance to owls because of their small facial discs.

[0nnat0pp]

I really enjoyed this video and the information. Thank you.

[pjerd14022]

amazing video. it's so interesting to see species sort of working together like that.

[osprey02]

I enjoyed that,Thanks so much.....

[RTT007]

Great quality video!

[GatewayImage]

Hey,

Great video! Were you using a Canon 7D?

[mjmcnult]

Until this video, I had only ever seen individual specimens of this magnificent bird. Now I see they flock very much like sandpipers and so are more closely allied with them than they appear to be when alone.

[forrestbogan]

OBTW That wasn't an owl, was it?

FB

[forrestbogan]

Thanks for the "Louisiana" stilts (my home state). Made me stand in front of the Clem we have: a lone stilt, with a shadow stilt reflected in the shallow water (1965). When was the last time I really looked at it???

Years later Bob was painting large flocks of birds around Chatham. If I had been a closer friend, and had thought of it, I would have invited him here to paint the stilts at Bombay NWR.

Thank you, again, for the wonderful photography.

Forrest Bogan