Baby stilt reflection
by Bryan Keil
Title
Baby stilt reflection
Artist
Bryan Keil
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean to northwest Brazil southwest Peru,east Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. The northernmost populations, particularly those from inland, are migratory, wintering from the extreme south of the United States to southern Mexico, rarely as far south as Costa Rica; on the Baja California peninsula it is only found regularly in winter.his stilt chooses mudflats, desiccated lacustrine verges, and levees for nest locations, as long as the soil is friable. Reproduction occurs from late April through August in North America, with peak activity in June, while tropical populations usually breed after the rainy season. The nests are typically sited within one kilometer of a feeding location, and the pairs defend an extensive perimeter around groups of nests, patrolling in cooperation with their neighbors, Spacing between nests is approximately 65 ft (c.20 m), but sometimes nests are within 7 ft (2 m) of each other and some nests in the rookery are as far as 130 ft (40 m) from the nearest neighbor. The Black-necked Stilt is actually classified as semi-colonial since the nests are rarely found alone and colonies usually number dozens, rarely hundreds of pairs. The nests are frequently established rather close to the water edge, so that their integrity is affected by rising water levels of ponds or tides. This is particularly a hazard in the case of managed salt ponds where water levels may be altered rapidly in the salt pond flooding process. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork.
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April 8th, 2013
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Comments (51)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition and excellent artwork! F/L Congratulations on your features!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Twitter!
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Mary Ann Weger
CONGRATULATIONS! Your excellent artwork has been featured in the group: “Photography and Nature 101”. We welcome you to showcase your outstanding image on the group’s Discussions Page, category: “Featured Images” for group recognition and permanent archiving!. Thank you!
Lenore Senior
Outstanding! I love this!!! v/f and my POD in the best of Minimalism group discussion!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Bryan, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Dawn Currie
Bryan, Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
Phyllis Kaltenbach
Congratulations, Bryan your wonderful image has been Featured on Fuzzy Warm and Soft.