Birdtober Day Fifteen: Avocet

 

There are four species of avocets. The Pied Avocet is on the emblem of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). 

See that upturned bill? That's the hallmark of an avocet. Here's how the RSPB explains the choice of this bird: "This Schedule 1 species is the emblem of the RSPB and symbolises the bird protection movement in the UK more than any other species. Its return in the 1940s and subsequent increase in numbers represents one of the most successful conservation and protection projects." (You can read more about that here.)

I wrote today's haiku after watching the video of Pied Avocets at the top of this post.

Wading in the mud

Abundance in black and white

Avocets rise up

 

©Ruth Bowen Hersey