[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

Wilson's Snipe breed across much of Alaska, Canada, and the northern US. They winter along both the east and west coasts, and across the southern states of the US. The Eurasian counterpart of the Wilson's Snipe, the Common Snipe, breeds in the temperate regions of Europe and Asia. The Eurasian "Common Snipe" and the North American "Wilson's Snipe" were originally separate species, but were later lumped together by some authorities. They were officially (re)split back into separate species first by the British Ornithologist's Union (BOU), and then by the American Ornithologist's Union (AOU) in the summer of 2002. This Wilson's Snipe was photographed feeding at the edge of a muddy field on the King Ranch in Texas, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1980)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Wilson's Snipe was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1983)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Wilson's Snipe was photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1983)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Wilson's Snipe was photographed at Attwater Prairie-Chicken NWR, Eagle Lake, 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 D200 camera. (Date: January 14, 2009)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Wilson's Snipe was photographed at Attwater Prairie-Chicken NWR, Eagle Lake, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 14, 2009)

[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)