American avocet

Recurvirostra americana. A common shorebird in western North America, seen here improbably on an ephemeral lake near the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada. In fact, this time of year this shallow basin is normally completely dry! Left inset shows another view of this bird; the right inset shows this ephemeral lake, looking west toward the Granite Mountains. Meltwater from the snow still (unusually) present on these mountains is maintaining the lake for now.