Black Necked Stilt

 

I came across this pair of stilts with two juveniles at Lake Parker in Lakeland, FL.

 

 

 

 

 

As I approached the male (I think) started his Keek-Keek-Keek call and tried to entice me away from the kids.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is one of the juveniles.

 

 

As I kept getting closer to photograph his chicks  he started to swoop over my head

sometimes just a few feet away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The black stilt is considered to be a threatened species.

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