The Variety Collection

My images in this gallery are used in other galleries or for elements of the website, but please do feel free to browse/shop it if you are curious. You will find a large potpourri of my photography in this collection with image subjects ranging from urban to wilderness.

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Stilted Point of View

A standing view of an American Avocet that shows off those gorgeous long legs. ;-)

And a fun fact you might not have known about American Avocets is that they may parasitize other species' nests and are themselves parasitized at times by Black-necked Stilts and other species. The stilts are raised as if they were their own babies.

And for those wondering on what size they are, this bird is under two feet tall (17-19 in/43-47 cm).

Avocet American Avocet Legs Spring 2008 Sunset Colorado CO Nature Wildlife Bird Birding Ornithology Warm Recurvirostra americana CHARADRIIFORMES RECURVIROSTRIDA Nikon D300 Open Space Fort Collins Duck Lake Fossil Creek Reservoir Open Space Avian Birds Animal Fort Collins Michael Menefee