What do you get when you cross a spider with a bird? A bird with a bunch of legs. On first glance it appears as if this Stilted Black-neck is fat and has a bunch of legs but if you look close you will see she is on her knees and has two babies under her. It must have been a sucessfull breeding as she has 5 babies under her care. When they got hot from the harsh early afternoon sun the ran to mom and she acted as an umbrella.

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)