Courting Black Necked Stilts

shawnc

As I sat quietly on the bank of the pond, these Black Necked Stilts began a brief courtship.
It began with a beak swish in the water mirrored by the other. A slight bump from the side and the game is on.
After their even briefer encounter, the "Cross Beak tango" begins. This was quite a treat to witness.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I did taking them.

Cavalier

Wonderful series. And being that there is no break (carriage return) between the photos, it helps tell the story.

The fourth shot is just too sweet! Young love.

pathfinder

Lovely set of images. I especially like the lighting in the last 4 images - better lighting on the side of the faces facing the viewer.

The first two images the faces facing the viewer are in the shade just a touch.

If they were my images, I_** might**_ try adding just a little raising of the shadow tones on the the portion of the shaded faces, to see the eye detail just a wee bit better in the first two images.

Great sequence of images.

Stumblebum

Love birds!