Recurvirostra americana

Posted 9 May 2016 by Matt Young

Recurvirostra americana -- American avocet, Cottonwood Lake, Boulder, Colorado, 3 days ago.

7 Comments

Just Bob · 9 May 2016

My shaky, long-ago, high school Latin translates that as something like "American (bird) with nose bent the wrong way."

phhht · 9 May 2016

Just Bob said: My shaky, long-ago, high school Latin translates that as something like "American (bird) with nose bent the wrong way."

By a viros.

phhht · 9 May 2016

phhht said:
Just Bob said: My shaky, long-ago, high school Latin translates that as something like "American (bird) with nose bent the wrong way."
By a viros.

Probably a retroviros.

Henry J · 9 May 2016

Poor bird, to have a nose out of joint like that...

https://me.yahoo.com/a/JxVN0eQFqtmgoY7wC1cZM44ET_iAanxHQmLgYgX_Zhn8#57cad · 9 May 2016

phhht said:
Just Bob said: My shaky, long-ago, high school Latin translates that as something like "American (bird) with nose bent the wrong way."
By a viros.

Or maybe the video went viral. Glen Davidson

Mike Elzinga · 9 May 2016

So perhaps Dr. Pangloss was wrong and this bird has to stand on its head when it rains?

Paul Burnett · 30 May 2016

They nest en masse at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. One is advised to wear a hat when walking through the nesting colony, as they dive-bomb trespassers.