American Avocet, at Merced Wildlife Refuge
(Part three of blogs devoted to my recent MNWR visit)
Early morning visit, lots of birds were still napping.
American Avocet
Sleeping Avocet moving away
Black-necked stilts were often in the same area feeding with the Avocets
There were two different groups of small sandpipers
These least sandpipers were feeding and chattering very close to the shore of one pond
| There were a fair number of white-faced Ibis at the refuge |  White-faced Ibis |
White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis grooming
Ibis fluffed up after grooming, Merced Wildlife Refuge
 |  Many great egrets throughout the refuge, from the fields to the ponds |
The ever-elusively shy Killdeer
This was the only Snowy Egret that I saw
 |  Great Blue Herons as well |