#jacana

[herpsandbirds]

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) standing on a cabybara, family Jacanidae, order Charadriiformes, Panatanal, Brazil

photograph by Guilherme Battistuzzo

[yrglrgl]

Alright. Which one of you wished for a non-bipedal starter evolution? Fess up.

[nebula-nogitsune]

let's travel with papa

(male African jacanas are highly invested in the care of their chicks. they carry them under their wings for safety :D)

[peregrine-the-jedi]

Batman, with his kids hidden under his cape:

[birdblues]

Bronze-winged Jacana

[melodeelaine]

Bronze-winged Jacana with chicks under its wings - Male is solely responsible for incubating eggs, rearing chicks - found in India, Indonesia, Thailand

[best-bird-tournament]

Scolopaci suborder

Which is the best bird?

American woodcock

Bronze-winged jacana

Australian painted-snipe

African jacana

Plains-wanderer

White-bellied seedsnipe

Greater painted-snipe

Voting ended onJan 8

[vintagewildlife]

Jacana By: Unknown photographer From: The Grolier Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals 1994