Black-winged stilt : deep : RSPB Otmoor

An elegant Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), foraging in a pool on Big Otmoor at RSPB Otmoor nature reserve, before eventually taking off. Includes audio.
Location: RSPB Otmoor nature reserve, Oxfordshire, UK
Date: 16 May 2023 (early evening)
Filmed using an #iphone12pro attached to an Opticron field scope -- a technique sometimes known as #phonescoping , a subcategory of #digiscoping