tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post2599387660257565125..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Wordless Wednesday: Black-necked StiltDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-36339926671843170302014-05-08T09:55:56.412-05:002014-05-08T09:55:56.412-05:00You have a good eye. They are closely related. Ame...You have a good eye. They are closely related. American Oystercatchers are in the genus <i>Haematopus</i> and Black-necked Stilts are in genus <i>Himantopus</i>. They are cousins in the vast shorebird family.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-35415399005656028502014-05-08T09:52:05.525-05:002014-05-08T09:52:05.525-05:00If you go to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge (whe...If you go to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge (where I photographed this one) or any of the nature preserves along the coast, they are fairly common there.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-25067473118998236212014-05-08T07:43:29.087-05:002014-05-08T07:43:29.087-05:00Looks very similar to the Oystercatchers we have d...Looks very similar to the Oystercatchers we have down here in FL. Must be in the same familyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268773037319372793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-80624886668323959352014-05-08T07:34:09.466-05:002014-05-08T07:34:09.466-05:00I don't know if I have ever seen one of these ...I don't know if I have ever seen one of these birds. Great photo.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.com