Marie Read / Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) pair performing post-copulatory display (as copulation ends, the male slides off the female leaving his wings draped over her and crossing his bill with hers...

Juergen Freund / Mud crab (Scylla serrata) in shallow sandy water. Split level with island and thatched house on stilts. Moromahu Island, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of the...

Orsolya Haarberg,Orsolya Haarberg / The fishing village of Lovund, with the top of Tomskjevelen (Tomma island) in the background, Luroy, Helgeland, Nordland, Norway, July 2009

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

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) pair displaying, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

Juergen Freund / A thatched house built in amongst the mangrove roots on stilts. Northern Palawan, Philippines, May 2009.

Juergen Freund / Farmers gleaning the shallows for seafood in front of houses they live in during the twice-yearly coconut harvest. Moromaho Island, Wakitobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Bungalows of Misool Eco Resort as night falls. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of a shallow coral reef and house on stilts. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / West Papuan house on stilts in coral reef shallows. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Juergen Freund / Snorkeler swimming underwater, split level, with Miniloc Island Resort in the background, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009. Model released