The Black-necked Stilt 



water is only knee deep (and we 

 always mean "heel" when we say 

 "knee" in bird-lore), then this bird 

 threads the mazes of the budding 

 sedges adroitly, snatching now a 

 larva from a plant stem, and now 



Taken near Los Banos 



Photo by the Author 

 STILT COUNTRY 



Taken near Los Banos 



A PAIR OF STILTS 



Photo by the A nthor 



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