Black Winged Stilt







Bird name: Black Winged Stilt
Latin: Himantopus himantopus
Other: Echasse Blanche
Family: Recurvirostridae • Stilts
Photo: monacoeye • Hyeres • May 2009
There was a large group of Black Winged Stilts and Avocets in Hyeres yesterday. They were nesting, courting and mating.
I noticed on the photos above that the male Black Winged Stilt’s eyes appeared to turn red while mating! Is this possible?
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