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At the Botanical Gardens in Uppsala, Sweden.

The same view, but a couple of days earlier: www.flickr.com/photos/dameboudicca/49187929671

And a few months later:

www.flickr.com/photos/dameboudicca/49915957008/

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pelinor/32/196/25

Summer days - and I hope everyone is doing fine!

(No new offerings at this point, but I have found quite a few files that for one reason or another I never managed to upload)

A solitary Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) explores a marshy area on a late summer afternoon at MIchigan's Kensington Metropark.

HSS

Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)

Seen in the Kororoit Creek, Altona, a couple of years ago.

Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)

At Altona beach a few years ago.

Taken Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, Zululand, South Africa

Lemek Conservancy, Kenya

Thick-knees ( Burhinidae ) are also called Stone Curlews or Dikkops and are large waders/shorebirds ( the order Charadriiformes ).

They all have large eyes and long thickly jointed legs.

The Spotted Thick-knee is often active at night when its loud call can be heard from a distance.

This one was foraging during the day near soem bushes where it could find cover.

Burhinus capensis

Kaapse griel

Oedicnème tachard

Kaptriel

Alcaraván de El Cabo

Occhione maculato

alcaravão-do-cabo

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One of the only pictures I could get where he wasn't behind the grass.

Great Blue Heron.

"rogue knees"

♫

Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) wading in a puddle at the end of a corn field

Senegal Thick-knee - Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western, Uganda

Bird Species # (651) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.

On this trip to Uganda we used Ngoni Safaris Uganda. They provided excellent service. I highly recommend them.

eBird Report and listing details - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/645046996

Redshank

Cypress knees are woody outgrowths from the shallow roots of bald Cypress, such as the tree trunk pictured here.

Thank you for visiting my photo stream!

Taken Sedgefield, Wilderness National Park, Western Cape, South Africa

Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)

Seen at Altona North beach couple of years ago.

Molting Great Blue Heron stalking its prey.

Common migrant and summer resident. Uncommon in winter.

Near Arusha - Tanzania

Caño Negro National Refuge, Costa Rica

western sector of the Serengeti, Tanzania

Thick-knees ( Burhinidae ) are also called Stone Curlews or Dikkops and are large waders/shorebirds ( the order Charadriiformes ).

They all have large eyes and long thickly jointed legs.

The Spotted Thick-knee is often active at night when its loud call can be heard from a distance.

This one was resting in the shade together with its partner

Burhinus capensis

Kaapse griel

Oedicnème tachard

Kaptriel

Alcaraván de El Cabo

Occhione maculato

alcaravão-do-cabo

Many thanks for your views, favorites and supportive comments.

All rights reserved. Fons Buts©2023

My photos may not be used on websites, blogs or in any other media without my written and explicit permission.

Despite using my 600mm lens, this bovine was on to me quite quickly despite all the lush green grass it had to dine on! Should wash your knees before dinner though!

© Dominic Scott 2023

Red-kneed Dotterel

Erythrogonys cinctus

Charadriidae

Got down and used the Tilt Screen on my D500 for this Low light Perspective shot.

Water Thick-Knee, Sunste Dam, Lower Sabie, Kruger National Park, South Africa

looks like a knee

.:.Bloom.:.

✿BOM only

✿2 types - more or less bloody

✿5 shades of band-aids and adjusted colours of blood to fit both light and dark skin tones

Enjoy!

Go to Marketplace

Into the stream

Shot for Our Daily Challenge :“Wet”

scraped knees will be @ THIRSTY event for April.

♡ BoM only

♡ unisex & tintable options

♡ includes multiple separate layers to mix & match.

shown on ebody

Bison in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone Park Wyoming.

I noticed a sign for this garden as we drove near York on our way to the Yorkshire coast. When we looked up the unusual name, we decided to visit on our journey home. It was well worth a visit, with 20 acres of garden, divided into different area - some modern in design, some more traditional. The shot above shows part of a lovely wildflower area.

www.breezyknees.co.uk/

The shot in the comment shows the entrance to the garden.

Knee deep in the swamp!

Water Thick-Knee, Biyamiti Weir, Kruger National Park

Mingo National Wildlife Preserve

Puxico Missouri

Photo taken April 24, 2020

Water surface as smooth as the fur of a cat, and reflecting the little cypress knees like a shinny brass ball. Deep in the swamp at Mingo the trees grow tall and straight as a match stick.

Cypress Knees grow above the roots of Cypress trees. This family of Knees was asked to come for a Spring Family Portrait at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum on the south shore of Long Island.

They were all very happy to be Together after being buried in snow after a long, cold winter.

For Flickr Friday

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