Bird of the Week: 17th of February - long legs, short legs

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Mon, 17/02/2014 - 13:34

Holly

Happy Monday everyone,

This week's theme follows a suggestion from a couple of weeks ago. Lets contrast some birds with long legs versus short legs. If you have both shots - share one image of a long-legged bird and one image of a short-legged bird. Lets stick to a max of 2 photos per person for this week.

Mon, 17/02/2014 - 14:18

Araminta

A Black-winged Stilt is long-legged.

Freckled Ducks are rather short- legged. Most of them do have two legs

M-L

Mon, 17/02/2014 - 14:41

desbee

Here's my contibution - again the Black-winged Stilt and a Kookaburra.

Des

Mon, 17/02/2014 - 16:12

Araminta

Second and last from me

Very short, invisible legs, the Yellow Robin.

Small bird with long legs, the Black-fronted Plover (Dotterel)

M-L

Mon, 17/02/2014 - 17:01

Elsie

Well, here I go.

This Pacific Baza has rather short legs. And the Purple swamphen has long legs as well as long toes

Mon, 17/02/2014 - 19:24

Rick N

Here we go.

White faced Heron and White Plumed Honeyeater

Cheers

Mon, 17/02/2014 - 19:29

rawshorty

The Kingfisher has pretty short legs

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The Eastern Curlew has pretty long legs and a long beak

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Tue, 18/02/2014 - 13:35

shoop

Long Legs = Australian White Ibis Short legs= Little Penguin

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Fri, 21/02/2014 - 16:54

Annie W

Long legged lad, Great Egret

And short legged, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Hope I'm not pushing the theme with this one? Don't know why, but I just always think these guys should have longer legs, in comparison to their body size/shape.

West Coast Tasmania

Fri, 21/02/2014 - 23:19

#10

sue818

A couple from my trip... Bustard for long and Tree Martin for short

Sun, 23/02/2014 - 10:33

#11

birdie

I found this image with both types in one shot ...saves on forum space I guess!! White faced heron for long legs and little pied cormorant for short stocky legs