Showing posts with label american avocet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label american avocet. Show all posts

22 May 2011

The Feathery "A" - American Avocet

The American Avocet is a wader bird, often called "blue shanks" because of its long, thin, grey-coloured legs. It has black and white feathers on its back and white on its belly. One of the interesting things about the American avocet is that in summer its neck and head are cinnamon coloured and in winter they are grey.

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