[WADING BIRDS]

An educational film on wading Birds in a range of habitats.

The Snipe has a bill nearly as long as its plump body.
The nest is hidden among the reeds.
Plovers.
Ring-necked Plover.
The Killdeer is a Plover.
Stilts and Avocets.
Stilts build nests on the ground near ponds.
The Avocet is a large black and white wading bird.
The bill of the Avocet curves slightly upward toward the tip.
It sweeps its bill scythe-fashion from side to side.
Phalaropes.
The male Phalarope sits on the eggs.
Herons.
White Herons.
The legs of the Heron are adapted for wading - the feet for perching.
Great Blue Herons.
Semi-palmated Sandpipers.