The Encounter
by Dawn Currie
Title
The Encounter
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
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Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie - an encounter between a Snowy Egret and Black-necked Stilt
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Late May is breeding time at the Click Ponds of the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands for the Black-necked Stilt. The ponds are alive with the sounds of these birds defending their territories while they forage the shallow water. An overcast afternoon provided a perfect opportunity to capture these unique and beautiful birds. Here, a Snowy Egret chases off one of the Stilts, but not for long.
Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus): A striking black-and-white bird with very long, thin red legs, the Black-necked Stilt is found along the edges of shallow water in open country. They have the second-longest legs in proportion to their bodies of any bird, exceeded only by flamingos.
Black-necked Stilts wade in shallow waters to capture their meals of aquatic invertebrates and fish. They often consume such fare as crawfish, brine flies, brine shrimp, beetles, water boatmen, and tadpoles. They peck, snatch, and plunge their heads into the water in pursuit of their food, and will herd fish into shallow waters to trap them there. During breeding and during winter, they are strongly territorial birds, and are particularly aggressive to chicks that are not their own.
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May 31st, 2014
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Comments (75)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #14 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw
Denise Harty
Congratulations on the feature of your wonderful image in the 1000 Views on 1 Image group! L/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
William Tasker
Oh man! What a superb capture! Thank you for submitting this fine nature shot to Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography group, where the image is now featured on the home page. L/F
Johanna Hurmerinta
Congratulations on the feature in Photography And Nature 101! You can archive your image and participate in the group promos, if you wish to.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Dawn, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Ann Horn
What an amazing capture, Dawn! Wonderful clarity of the two long-legged birds and their reflections. f/l/twitter
Carl Moore
A beautiful capture displaying the acrobatics birds play! I love the reflection of the water element, and the personalities that you display in this image Dawn! An instant favorite! Thank you for sharing!
HH Photography
Congratulations Dawn! Your outstanding artwork has been featured in our group, Florida Water Birds-Shore Birds.
Ann Johndro-Collins
Your images have such sweet clarity, Dawn. Fine art that comes with passion and experience. LF
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