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I saw this American Avocet in Monterray in winter. I took the photo with a Nikon digital camera coolplix.

American Avocet in non-breeding plumage. This photo was taken yesterday morning in northern Utah, Box Elder County. There were still a few avocets feeding in shallow water, soon it will be time for them to all leave and head south for the winter. D200, f/8, 1/800, ISO 400, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at...

I found this American Avocet in nonbreeding plumage foraging for prey in a shallow pond. D200, f8, 1/750, ISO 250, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, northern Utah.

This photo of an American Avocet was taken at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, on August 21, 2010. I took it using a Nikon D200 with a Sigma 50-500 lens. This was a rare find in this area. It was first spotted at a distance from one of the viewing platforms. The bird was back in a cove, near where...

American Avocet in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. This photo was taken in a cove by an old fort in St. Andrews. The American Avocet is very rare in New Brunswick. Same equipment and settings.

This American Avocet was photographed at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, in May with a Nikon D200, f6.3, 1/640, ISO 400, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light.

This photo of the American Avocet was taken in San Antonio, Texas, at Mitchell Lake Audubon on June 18, 2011. This species of bird is nesting on the mudflats, which is a record for Mitchell Lake Audubon Center. There is one previous record in the 80's of a nesting pair. I used a Canon 7D with 100...

I shot this American Avocet at Robert Lake in Kelowna, British Columbia, on May 9, 2011. This was one of 12 American Avocets that I saw on this day. This year two pairs of avocets nested at Robert Lake. The photo is by James MacGregor, taken with a Nikon Coolpix P100.

I captured this American Avocet stretching its wings in early morning light along the shores of Lake Erie and northeast Ohio's Conneaut Harbor sand spit. This image was created with the 1D4, 600 f/4 lens.

This feeding American Avocet was photographed earlier this month at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. I took the photo with a D200, f7.1, 1/1500, ISO 400, -0.3 EV, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 225mm, natural light.

I photographed this American Avocet last month while visiting Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. This was taken in low light caused by dark storm clouds overhead which made the water appear black and white. I took the photo with a Nikon D200, f5.6, 1/80, ISO 400, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 200...

This image was taken in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, with a Canon 7D, 400mm f4 lens plus a 1.4x teleconverter, f5.6, SS 1/8000, ISO 500.

This image was taken in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, with a Canon 7D, 400mm f4 lens plus a 1.4x teleconverter, f9.0, SS 1/2500, ISO 500.

I found this American Avocet in a small pond while I was camping at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. I took the photo with a D200, f7.1, 1/750, ISO 400, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light.

This was photographed at Mashes Point on the panhandle of Florida. I took the photo with a Canon 50D, 100-400mm L.

Shorebirds are arriving at Cochise Lake, Willcox, Arizona. On September 9, 2009, there were an abundance of long-billed species. Here, an American Avocet in a quieter moment. Taken with Canon EOS 40D with 300mm f4L IS + 1.4 teleconverter.

I photographed this Avocet in May of this year at the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge on the California/Oregon border. He was in a marshy area where there are usually hundreds of Avocets feeding around a shallow pond. This year the pond had almost completely evaporated with the result that there were...

Captured this bird with a Nikon D200 with Nikon 80-400 VR lens from my vehicle along the auto route in the Klamath Wildlife Refuge near Klamath Falls, Oregon.

An American Avocet taken with my Canon EOS 50D camera and Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS lens at Gilbert Water Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 11, 2010.

I spent a lot of time in the spring of 2008 watching and photographing the mating rituals and growth of American avocets at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, California. I was astonished to see them for the first time mating there in the middle of this massive urban area. The chicks also imitated...

American Avocet in breeding plumage.

This photo was taken at Sabine Pass, Texas, on the beach. The waves were crashing in the background while this American Avocet searched for food. I took the photo with a Canon 400mm/5.6 lens and Canon 1D mark IV.

This photo was taken at Antelope Island State Park in Utah a few days ago. I used a Nikon D200, f7.1, 1/400, ISO 500, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 350mm, in natural light.

I watched this American Avocet with several chicks early one morning in May. The chicks swam around in circles at the end of the pond with the parents closely watching them. I used a Canon 50D, 400mm, f5.6.