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A black-necked stilt dips its bill as it feeds in standing water at sunrise July 30 at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center in Nags Head. Reader Brian Horsley of Nags Head submitted this image, noting that he captured the photo July 30 while on his way to work. When “it rains a lot and we get big freshwater puddles Black Neck Stilts pay it a visit,” he said with the submission.
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Partial to freshwater pools, marshes and shallow lakes, they are vulnerable to habitat loss and pesticides, conservation groups say. But their range is expanding and they are known to take quick advantage of what Audubon describes as “artificial habitat.”
