Editing Avocet (section)

==Biology==
Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline [[wetland]]s they prefer. Their [[feather|plumage]] is [[piebald|pied]], sometimes also with some red.

Members of this genus have webbed feet and readily swim. Their diet consists of aquatic [[insect]]s and other small creatures.

Avocets nest on the ground in loose colonies. In [[estuarine]] settings, they may feed on exposed [[bay mud]]s or [[mudflat]]s. The nest is simply a lining of grass in a hollow in the ground. They lay three or four eggs of a dark greenish or brownish buff color, boldly marked with brown and black.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE BIRD BOOK |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30000/pg30000-images.html#Page_139}}</ref>

The [[pied avocet]] is the emblem of the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]].