Black-winged Stilt

Six Black-winged Stilts ad one Yellow-legged gull wading in the shallow water.
Black-winged Stilt, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Spain, July 28, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1600 sec.

This page is for the Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus). My first observation was from high above the water on a very windy cliff.

Black-winged Stilt coming in with wings stretched for a water landing.
Black-winged Stilt, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Black-winged Stilt coming in with wings cupped and legs poised for a water landing.
Black-winged Stilt, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Black-winged Stilt touching down for a water landing.
Black-winged Stilt, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1600 sec.
Black-winged Stilt folding its wings after a successful water landing.
Black-winged Stilt, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1600 sec.
Three Black-winged Stilts walking in the shallow water near the far shore.
Black-winged Stilt, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1600 sec.
Three Black-winged Stilts walking in the shallow water near the top of the reservoir.
Black-winged Stilt, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1600 sec.