American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) on a shallow watered and bare shorelined wetland 25 miles SE of Leader, Saskatchewan. The avocet has a recurved beak so that it can feed in shallow water by bending forward and slowly swaying the beak, back and forth, through the shallow water and picking up aquatic invertebrates in the water.

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3 June, 2011.

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) feeding in a shallow alkaline wetland at Stalwart National Wildlife Area east of Stalwart, Saskatchewan, Canada. The birds, in non-breeding plumage, are building energy reserves in preparation for their migration to the Great Salt area (Utah), then to the Salton Sea area (California) and finally to western Mexico where they will likely spend the winter.

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31 August, 2012.

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) feeding in a small wetland on the Stalwart National Wildlife Area east of the village of Stalwart in central Saskatchewan, Canada in preparation for it's migration south for the winter.

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31 August, 2012.

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) cruising around a small wetland on the Stalwart National Wildlife Area east of the village of Stalwart in central Saskatchewan, Canada.

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31 August, 2012.

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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) feeding in a shallow wetland near Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area in east central Saskatchewan, Canada.

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31 August, 2012.

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