Texan Stilts
Himantopus mexicanus
The Black-Necked Stilt is a rather tall shorebird, with leg length proportional to their body, second only to flamingos. These birds range from Argentina nearly to the Canadian border in western USA. They can be found in open marshes, mudflats, and along fresh or saltwater shorelines and adjacent shallows, where insects, crustaceans, mollusks, and any small creature is fair game.
In Southern California Black-Necked Stilts are often found nesting near the tern colonies with American Avocets. When disturbed, these birds can be quite vocal and they can be persistent in their attempts to drive away perceived threats, even mobbing predators.
This gallery displays only the birds I met in Texas. To see images I collected elsewhere, including nesting birds and their young, visit the <Species Gallery>.
3 Photos

Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
Description: I met these nesting Black-Necked Stilts on my second to last day in Brownsville Texas, I spent the morning along the road to Port Isabel looking in vain for Least Grebes. |
Date Taken: 2020:05:06 12:17 |
Location:
Bahia Grande |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackNeckedStilt_D503641-Bahia-Grande-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
Description: Another bird as common here as in San Diego, were these Black-Necked Stilts. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 17:44 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackNeckedStilt_D501691-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
Description: Another bird as common here as in San Diego, were these Black-Necked Stilts. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 16:47 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackNeckedStilt_D501479-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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