Don't overlook the remarkably long toes and claws on this bird's foot.





From Wikipedia: 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, their preferred habitat. Jacanas are found worldwide within the tropical
zone, and this species is found in sub-saharan Africa. African jacanas are conspicuous and unmistakable birds. They are about 30 cm long,
but females are larger than males. They have chestnut upperparts with black wingtips, rear neck, and eyestripe. The underparts are also
chestnut in the adults, only in juveniles they are white with a chestnut belly patch. The blue bill extends up as a coot-like head shield, and the
legs and long toes are grey. African jacanas feed on insects and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the surface of the water.



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