(English version below)
In italiano lo conosciamo come: Cavaliere d’Italia (Himantopus himantopus), in finlandese si chiama: Pitkäjalka, cioe’: “Gambalunga”.
E’ un piccolo ma elegantissimo trampoliere che a causa dei cambiamenti climatici ha preso a frequentare le risaie del territorio veronese. E’ un migratore, sverna in Africa e non arriva in Finlandia.

E’ piuttosto simpatico: il corpo piccolo e le lunghe smilze gambe rosse gli conferiscono un’andatura unica. Nelle risaie trova il suo cibo ideale.



The Imperial Black-winged Stilt.
This bird is a small wader who frequents the rice fields in the area of Verona, where I met it. Its characteristics are a short body and extremely long and thin red legs, which make it appear a little uncertain when walking, but give it a natural elegance as well. It migrates to Italy in summer, spends winter in Africa and does not come to Finland. Lately, due to the global warming, the number of individuals in areas of north Italy have increased; they find good food in rice fields.
In Finnish it is called: Pitkäjalka, that is: Long legs.
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They are beautiful birds, so fragile on their high legs but at the same time so graceful when wading through the water. Beautiful pictures !
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Thanks Rudi. They are very elegant indeed.
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Avevo vari libri che parlavano di animali, quand’ero ragazzo, ed il “Cavaliere d’Italia” era tra i miei uccelli preferiti proprio per la sua eleganza.
Ottime foto.
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Grazie Andrea. È proprio aggraziato e caruccio.
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Wow, beautiful shots
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Che spettacolo
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uccello veramente elegante!
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Superbes photos ! Quelle élégance . Bonne journée 🌺
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…The Imperial Black-winged Stilt is the perfect name for this elegant little fellow.
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Hello,
Beautiful captures of the Stilt. It looks a little different than the Stilt we see here. Take care, have a great day!
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Bei uns gibt es ihn auch manchmal.
Er heißt Stelzenläufer.
Schöne Bilder hast du gemacht.
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Quanto è carino!!!
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È proprio un rubacuori. 😉
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Danke vielmals, liebe Brigitte. 😊👋
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Thank you Eileen. Nice to find the different aspects in the same type of critters. Happy Wednesday to you!
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True. 😉🐦
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Merci pour votre appréciation. J’aime vraiment ça. 😊👋
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Davvero. 😊
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Si…un delicato spilungone. 😄
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Thank you. 🐦
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Similar birds of this species always remind me of ballerinas with those long legs.
Wonderful photos!
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E’ davvero bellissimo!!!
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Hai ragione: veramente elegante! Un modello!!!
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Molto elegante!
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Beautiful birds. We have some of our own, but I don’t think they migrate. At least I see them in all seasons. Would you like to add this to bird of the week?
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Thanks. 😊 Good idea.
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Si, un bel tipino… 😄
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Un …tipinofino, come diceva Cecchetto negli anni ’80…😄
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Si, davvero. Grazie Luisa.
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Thank you so much, Wally. 🐦👋
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Opvallende en slanke gracieuze vogels
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Ja heel mooi. Bedankt. 😊🐦👋
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It looks beautiful and elegant. Must be those long legs!
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A cute bird. 🐦
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🙏🌹🌷
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A lovely bird!
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Thank you William.
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I love these little, long-legged birds! They are indeed elegance personified.
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Sweet bird….I love the way you gave it the spacious green background!
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Thank you so much. 🐦
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That’s true. Thanks.
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Hello,
Your Black winged Stilt is a beautiful bird, wonderful photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
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Absolutely my pleasure. Thanks for hosting and happy weekend to you and your readers!
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Very adorable!
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Thanks.
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I agree, the long-legged bird is fascinating. Short body, long red legs, elegant. Migrates to India in winter.
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We can share its beauty. 😉
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Nature is beautiful! ❤️
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I agree. 😊👍
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