Pied Avocet

tags: Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, photographed in Walvis Bay, Namibia, Africa [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Dennis Paulson, April 2007 [larger view]. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.