India! Bronze-winged Jacana

Bronze-winged Jacana: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — One of two possible Jacanas in Rajasthan, but, interestingly, in a different genus than all other Jacanas…a genus all its own, as it is its only member. Also interesting, I think, is the fact that references say the “carpal spur”, the wing claws, on the Bronze-winged Jacana are reduced to nubbins on the wing…but this bird has very prominent spurs…scary looking! ??? I did a bit of poking around on the internet as I prepared this post, and I can find no references to spurs like this on the Bronze-winged Jacana. Again ?? Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/500th.

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