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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.
Queensland, Australia
Irediparra gallinacea
Australische jacana
Jacana à crête
Kammblatthühnchen
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Al I wanted was one comb but these combs came in a package
I had to buy them. for some colorful inspiration :-)
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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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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The view towards Combs Moss from the path between South Head and Brown Knoll with Chapel-en-le-Frith in the valley below.
The shelling was good over the weekend. I came home with a another bagful myself. Have a great 4th everybody.
Late in the day, from a campsite in Comb Wash, the light was leaving the cottonwoods but highlighted Comb Ridge.
Bears Ears National Monument
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.
None of my photos are HDR or blended images, they are taken from just one shot
Sony A900 + Carl Zeiss16-35mm + ND8 filter + GND8 filter
Bolonia, Tarifa (Cádiz - Andalucía)
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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.
Plastic comb-shaped anti-bird device placed on a height restriction bar to an underground carpark. These soft plastic comb-like spikes are much friendlier than the usual more lethal-looking metal ones that are angled in 2 directions in a V arrangement.
The top of Combs Moss on a sunny evening. Been a while since I have been out. The dull and windy weather never ends.
Ever since I was small I loved feeling
somebody comb my hair. It made me
go all sleepy and peaceful.
(Sylvia Plath)
Looking close... on Friday! - Things with Teeth
(photo by Freya, edit by me)
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