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Black-winged stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Photo by Jinki Afrika
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Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

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Jinki Afrika
Thanks for the info, Seema :) I was actually wondering why it was doing that and how it was able to balance in only one skinny leg.
Seema
It may be out of context, but I felt compelled to share.. this fascinating habit of some birds to stand on one leg is due to a phenomenon called 'rete mirabile' It has something to do with preventing heat loss from body

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