Diving Shorebirds


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Posted by Bryant Roberts on 16:06:51 10/01/06

In Reply to: TAS Bird Walk, Sadowski and Cutler Ridge: Bell's Vireo, 10/1 posted by Toe

A few years ago I observed a Black-necked Stilt escape repeated attacks by a Peregine Falcon at Snake Bight by entirely submerging itself. Between attacks the stilt would fly a short distance towards cover then dive under water as the falcon came around again. The falcon finally gave up when the stilt dove into the middle of a large group of White Ibis standing in close ranks on the mud flat.



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