The pied avocet is a much smaller wading bird than the stork and is found in Europe, Central Asia, and Russia. Its plumage is an attractive black and white, and its bill is not only long but thin ...

While long and wide beaks are usually seen on wading birds to help them pick their prey, the toucan’s gleaming 7.5-in beak is ...

The birds return each spring to nest. Karl Puckett kapuckett@islandpacket.com A diverse mix of long-legged wading birds are once again as thick as no-see-ums at a popular downtown Port Royal ...