Black-necked stilt on the move, Cosumnes River Preserve, Galt, California

Black-necked stilts are small wading birds that feed in wetlands. This one was getting in a meal at the Cosumnes River Preserve before the sun set. There were many people at this part of the preserve looking for sandhill cranes, which we could hear in the distance. In this image, notice how the foot is blurred because of how fast it's moving, but it was captured just before entering the water so you can see its reflection in the surface of the water.

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Pintail duck pair, Cosumnes River Preserve, Galt, California

A pair of pintail ducks standing in wetlands along the Lost Slough Wetlands Walk at the Cosumnes River Preserve near Galt, California.  Pintails are distinguished from other ducks by their very pointy tail feathers.  The female has a gray bill, while the male has a blue-gray bill and a brown head with a white stripe running along the back of the neck.

We were visiting the Cosumnes River Preserve hoping to get a close look at the sandhill cranes that winter in the Sacramento Valley, but were certainly willing to photograph any other waterfowl or wading birds that inhabited the wetlands along with them.  Unfortunately, we only saw four cranes flying way overhead heading somewhere other than the wetlands we were visiting.  It was a good visit nevertheless thanks to the abundant birdlife flitting about.

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