 |
| I’ve been waiting for this moment a long time. The condition was perfect and the weather was pretty comfortable. It was a bit cloudy and cool, the river at this section was covered with tall weeds which turned it into a wetland and it was a perfect breeding and nesting place for the various birds that frequent this area. |
I was
looking for the Black Necked Stilt which usually found in wetlands and
coastlines. This bird is referred to as shorebird of American wetlands and
coastline, and I saw her in this area last year at about this time. So I took
my time and came to that section of the Los Angeles River to visit with that bird.
Of course
patience was essential and I needed some time to let the birds there get
use to my presence. I never complained, after all I knew the birds doesn’t
sitting there waiting for me to show up. So I took my time, enjoyed the scene
of the river and waited for them to gain trust in me and show their feathers.
It didn’t
take long before I saw what I was looking for – Black Necked Stilt yipping
loudly, sounding like a sharp yipping coming from every direction. It took me
some time and long observation to find where this high sharp yipping is coming
from and there she was, a striking black
and white bird with very long, thin pinkish legs running back and forth in the
water.
 |
At first I
didn’t understand all that chirping and running but than I saw a glimpse of
what I was suspecting was going on. One little chick came out of the toll
grass, gazing around like he don’t know where he suppose to be. He wore light
grayish fluffy features, standing on his tiny feet and watching mom as asking “What’s
now, mom?”
He was
pretty well camouflaged in the toll grass and it took a few long minutes for him
to gain some courage to pick out the grass, and he did. He stood very close to
mom, and watched her as she looks for food, when she got away for a second he
ran back into the tall grass and disappeared from the scene, it made it extremely
difficult for me to snap the picture of him with mom.
|
It was time
well spent and I was very happy with the opportunity to see the Black Necked
Stilt again.
