Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

            Adults are 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black.

 Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs have a brown hue, contrasting with the black remiges. In the populations that have the top of the head normally white at least in winter, females tend to have less black on head and neck all year round, while males often have much black, particularly in summer. This difference is not clear-cut, however, and males usually get all-white heads in winter.

Immature birds are grey instead of black and have a markedly sandy hue on the wings, with light feather fringes appearing as a whitish line in flight.

This image was taken at Maspalomas, on Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands

Taken in: Spain / Canary Islands / San Bartolomé de Tirajana / Campo International (show map)

Taken on: July 23, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, 400mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.4.1 (Windows)
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