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 Author 
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