Bence Mate / Black-winged stilt (Himanthopus himantophus) in rain, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, July.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) with out of focus Lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) standing behind, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Bence Mate / Portrait of Black-winged stilt immature (Himantopus himantopus) standing on one leg, and stretching, Hungary

Bence Mate / Portrait of immature Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) sitting, with legs folding infront, Hungary

Tony Heald / Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) wading. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.

Edwin Giesbers / Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in flight over long grasses at dusk, Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Silhouette of Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) standing on exposed rock over water, with reflections, Lesbos, Greece

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) profile, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) by a small pool in a dried out stream, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in flight, Karavasta Lagoons National Park, Albania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in water, Camargue, France, April 2009

Luis Quinta / Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) chick, Reserva Natural Esturio do Sado, Portugal