Black-necked Stilt

 Black-necked Stilts wade in the shallows, picking delicately at the tiny creatures on the water surface.
They are noisy.   Even more so when something goes near their nesting area.  

 Small groups nest on open flats near water.  They lay their eggs on bare open ground.  Their eggs are a blue-gray color.
Their numbers have been increasing in recent years.  Photos was taken at Illipah, just yesterday.

This Black-necked Stilt, DesertDale took this at Ruby Lake.