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Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
September 17th, 2019
Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
Comb-crested Jacana spend their lives living on bodies of water that contain waterlilies or similar aquatic vegetation. Their extra long legs & toes enable the Jacana to spread their weight evenly across waterlilies which gives them the appearance of walking on water.
CSX C840 crosses the North Fork Kentucky River into Combs, Kentucky with empties for Typo mine. The stretch between Hazard and Typo makes up the only active portion of the famed EK Subdivision.
bei diesiger Sicht auf der Elbe stromaufwärts, mit dem 4-Master Namens Peking im Huckepack, in der Höhe Cuxhaven gesehen.
A Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) was framed after a long wait for it. From the distance, gradually it came closer while foraging and my patience was well paid with this beautiful close up! This is definitely one of the most beautiful ducks I have seen. Pics was taken from a wetland in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura, D69, 39200 Saint-Claude
La cascade des Combes est une petite cascade qui s'épanouit en éventail en sortant de la gorge de l'Abîme.
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
June 1st, 2023
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens
Jacana! The Jesus-bird!
Although locally common up North, I get a little bit excited every time I see one of these beauties as we don't see them in my home state.
Their ridiculously long legs & toes, perfectly adapted to enable them to traverse the floating vegetation of the freshwater wetlands, swamps & lakes in which they live, make for really interesting photographic subjects. It's also why they go by the name Jesus-bird, for their ability to seemingly walk on water!
During our Darwin trip, we visited the world-renowned Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, about one hour East of Darwin in the Northern Territory. Situated within the Adelaide & Mary River Floodplains, during the wet season this reserve is home to hundreds of thousands of birds of numerous species. Unfortunately it was a little late in the dry season when we visited & much of the accessible water had receded, however the dam itself was still plentiful.
There were several Jacana dashing about the lily pads, busily hunting prey amongst & underneath the vegetation. I'll always stop & spend some time trying to photograph this species, so I was pleased when I caught this active bird as it landed on a lily pad having flown in from a nearby pad.
See if you can spoot the bonus Dragonfly!