Bears Ears National Monument
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The only Jacana or Lillytrotter in the Australasian region. This attractive species occurs from the Philippines south through Wallacea to north and east Australia.
Al I wanted was one comb but these combs came in a package
I had to buy them. for some colorful inspiration :-)
Late in the day, from a campsite in Comb Wash, the light was leaving the cottonwoods but highlighted Comb Ridge.
Bears Ears National Monument
This is from my archives, it was a dull day.
So i decided to experiment & add some frost to it ,
to make it look wintery.
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Taken at Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands Reserve, Lytton, Queensland.
Aka Lotusbird.
With its long legs and oversized feet, at first glance the Comb-crested Jacana appears particularly ungainly. However, anyone who has watched one nimbly picking its way across precarious platforms of floating aquatic vegetation would disagree. Similarly, those strangely elongated appendages would seem to render any attempts at long-distance movements problematical. Again, this is incorrect. They have been occasionally recorded as making very long distance journeys.
Birdlife Australia.
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The view towards Combs Moss from the path between South Head and Brown Knoll with Chapel-en-le-Frith in the valley below.
I just loved finding these lovely birds again at the same reserve I saw them 13 years ago on our last Australia trip.
The shelling was good over the weekend. I came home with a another bagful myself. Have a great 4th everybody.
or Knob-billed duck ( Sarkidiomis sylvicola ).
I saw this rather unusual duck at the Slimbridge Wetland Centre , Gloucestershire , England. Its normal habitat is in the tropical wetlands of South America . The fleshy appendage (knob) is only on the male bird & can become larger during the mating season !!!!!
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This was one of my target species for eastern Australia. A delightful little wader with enormous long toes and feet to enable it to stand on floating vegetation, hence their nickname, Lily-trotter. Females are the dominant sex in this family and are much larger than the males. The females maintain a territory with 3-4 males and they lay eggs in each male territory for them to bring up. Judging by the size of this bird, it is a male.
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Bolonia, Tarifa (Cádiz - Andalucía)
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The top of Combs Moss on a sunny evening. Been a while since I have been out. The dull and windy weather never ends.