The Lily Trotter Busy Feeding! - a photo on Flickriver

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The African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae, identifiable by long toes and long claws that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, giving them their alternative name of ‘lily-trotter’.  
The jacana is a rare example of a polyandrous bird: one in which a single female breeds with several males. In fact, a female jacana (which is bigger than a male) assembles a harem of up to four consorts, and by breeding with each in turn produces multiple clutches - up to eight or nine in one breeding season - with an average of four eggs per clutch. Such prolific fecundity is vital. Numerous predators like nothing better than to snack upon jacana eggs, so it enables them to replace a lost clutch at short notice.

This beautiful African Jacana was captured on a Photography safari on an early morning boat ride along the shores of Lake Baringo, Kenya.

Taken in: Kenya / Baringo / Kirobon Sub-Location (show map)

Taken on: February 13, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, 560mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Macintosh)
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