The extraordinary Black-Winged Stilt

There’s a Black-Winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, in the drainage channel by the side of the dirt track here in Amboseli.

Black-Winged Stilts have the longest legs relative to body size of any bird.

Their legs are the colour of a stick of seaside rock, set off beautifully by the glossy black back and needle-like bill.

Now I just need to get a photograph of one in flight to see just how long those legs really are.