Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - 13 January 2013 - Pak Thale, Petchaburi Province, Thailand. Photo © 2013 Joseph Morlan
This species seemed to be an uncommon and local winter visitor to the area. Females have a more strongly upturned bill than males. I judged this individual to be a male. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA |hand-held (no adapter). |