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Black-winged Stilts - Cavalieri d'Italia

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia (Himantopus himantopus)


Black-winged Stilt with the prey, Cavaliere d'Italia con la preda
Black-winged Stilt with the prey - Cavaliere d'Italia con la preda. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020


June is a month of great excitement for the Black-winged Stilts. There are many newborns and still a few couples are brooding the nest.
Young people will have to be ready by the end of August to undertake the long journey to Sub-Saharan Africa, where they will go to winter.

Black-winged Stilts, newborns
Black-winged Stilts, chicks - Pulcini di Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020


Black-winged Stilts, chicks, Pulcini di Cavaliere d'Italia, Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020
Black-winged Stilt on the nest - Cavaliere d'Italia sul nido. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020



Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilts, chick - Pulcino di Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Little Egret- Garzetta. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020


Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020


Black-winged Stilts, chicks - Pulcini di Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020


Crusca. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

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