[Length 16 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This "Hawaiian" Black-necked Stilt was photographed on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1981)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt was photographed at WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 3, 2009)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt was photographed at Moss Landing, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt was photographed at Port Aransas Birding Center, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 2001)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

These Black-necked Stilts in flight were photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 7, 2006)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This immature Black-necked Stilt was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 7, 2006)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt in flight was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: July 27, 2009)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

This Black-necked Stilt Fledgling was photographed at the Convention Center Boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 13, 2012)