Avocet Nap Time - a photo on Flickriver

Avocet Nap Time

            There was a feeding frenzy with a couple hundred American Avocets at Merritt Island NWR.  This group of avocets must have had plenty to eat, because looking like one-legged hunting decoys, they closed their eyes to rest/nap after dinner.

These avocets are still sporting a winter plumage. After the next molt, their head and neck will show a cinnamon color, and their legs will become a bluish color.

Taken in: United States / Florida / Jay Jay (show map)

Taken on: February 23, 2023

Tags:

bird

wading bird

avocet

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

bill

recurved bill

long bill

black

white

blue

lake

pond

marsh

Nature

wildlife

Merritt Island

NWR

National Wildlife Refuge

barrier island

East Coast

Atlantic Ocean

late winter

early spring

Jan Nagalski

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Sets appears in: • Florida • Florida Birds

Groups appears in: • Carolina's farm friends - P1/C3

Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/5000 sec, 400mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/5000 sec
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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