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Avocet feeding
Avocets feed by sweeping their head, and slightly opened bill, from side to side in a regular movement. Prey is located by touch as water/mud is drawn into the opened bill.
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Avocet standing in shallow water
With their long, black upcurved bill and striking pied plumage, these elegant waders are hard to miss.
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