The only Jacana or Lillytrotter in the Australasian region. This attractive species occurs from the Philippines south through Wallacea to north and east Australia.

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Queensland, Australia

Irediparra gallinacea

Australische jacana

Jacana à crête

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Great Blue Heron Florida.

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Close enough to the edge of Comb Ridge.

Napali coast, Kauai Hawaii

Al I wanted was one comb but these combs came in a package

I had to buy them. for some colorful inspiration :-)

Lake Macdonald, Sunshine Coast, Australia-1832

Taken with an I phone, didn't want to miss this comb cloud.

Macro for Macro Monday's theme "Vibrant Minimalism."

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Great Blue Heron, Shipyard Golf Club, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

I just loved finding these lovely birds again at the same reserve I saw them 13 years ago on our last Australia trip.

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Intersection of two combs - Macro Monday theme "Bathroom"

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.

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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Late in the day, from a campsite in Comb Wash, the light was leaving the cottonwoods but highlighted Comb Ridge.

Bears Ears National Monument

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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Macro Monday theme B&W

Macro Mondays- Cosmetics 1 1/2” section of hair comb, with water drop bling.

Kununurra, Western Australia

Lower Manhattan

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Cattana wetlands, Qld., Australia

A small abandoned cabin in the valley below Comb Ridge was surrounded by a fence. Today, the fence acts as a tumbleweed catcher. Wilbur is almost hidden by the pile on the right side of the image.

Happy Fence Friday.

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.

Cold misty conditions over Chinley and Chapel en le Frith with Combs Moss in the background.

Cattana wetlands, Queensland, Australia

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