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Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge

Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus)

Birds tend to get unfairly overlooked in the adorability department. Sure, puppies and kittens and koalas are nice, but click on this photo to see the big version (unless you're on a cell phone, in which case there is no bigger version) and then try to say with a straight face that they out-cute a sleepy Black-necked Stilt.