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American avocet wades in the water

June 20, 2019 by Tony Leave a Comment

American avocet wades in the water
An American avocet wades in the waters in the Eastlake area of Thornton, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

There are a couple of these cool birds that hang out in a pond near my house. These birds spend summers here in Colorado for their breeding season. I love their unusual plumage and they are kind of fun to watch as they dip their bills in the water grabbing food. Apparently they can be quite aggressive toward predators and have been known to strike harriers and ravens.

An American avocet wades in the waters in the Eastlake area of Thornton, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
An American avocet wades in the waters in the Eastlake area of Thornton, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

American Avocets have a bit of a squabble

May 1, 2018 by Tony Leave a Comment

As I have said, I don’t really take pictures of “little” birds. However, I have to admit these ones are pretty darned cool. There were about a half dozen of them hanging out in a pond on Sunday and I felt compelled to take pictures of them. I don’t want the problem was but these two clearly did not want to play nice with each other. One would get close, the other would chase it away. I had a hard time keeping up with the action but did manage this shot of the two of them going at it.

An American Avocet chases off another in Firestone, Colorado.  (© Tony’s Takes)
An American Avocet chases off another in Firestone, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

American Avocets hanging out in the shallows

April 18, 2018 by Tony Leave a Comment

You might have saw a couple of these in the background of the picture I posted this morning. Here are a couple better looks at them. These birds spend summers here in Colorado for their breeding season. I love their unusual plumage and they are kind of fun to watch as they dip their bills in the water grabbing food. Apparently they can be quite aggressive toward predators and have been known to strike Harriers and Ravens. Go figure!

A pair of American Avocets hang out on a pond. (© Tony’s Takes)
A pair of American Avocets hang out on a pond. (© Tony’s Takes)
An American Avocet hangs out on a pond. (© Tony’s Takes)
An American Avocet hangs out on a pond. (© Tony’s Takes)

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