Recurvirostra americana

tags: birds, American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, ornithology, Image of the Day

Okay, I have to brag a little bit. I have been invited to Manhattan, Kansas, to go birding with Dave Rintoul and his ornithology students for one week at the end of March. I am almost beside myself with excitement right now as I look through Dave's many bird images -- which remind me of my own years of springtime birding on the west coast of this country. How I miss those days, and those birds!

And yes, I would be thrilled to meet any of you who are in Manhattan Kansas -- "the little apple" as Dave calls it -- while I am there, so feel free to contact me or Dave so we can work something out.