Vik's Gallery:   Black-winged Stilt (1/9)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Himantopus himantopus  

You may have wondered to yourself, How do stilts mate? I know I haven't, but I found out anyway whilst I was watching these two.

The female maintained remained stationary leaning forward whilst the male danced around her bobbing and splashing,

... and then they played leap-frog, kids.