Jacana birds: Walking on water, breaking the rules

[Carol Ginsburg and Joe Como]

I remember going to Arrowhead Marsh with our group some years ago and seeing an avocet with many legs like this video, but it was a female.  I enjoyed this video from EarthSky News. —Carol

https://earthsky.org/earth/jacana-birds-long-toes-walk-on-lily-pads/?mc_cid=b8a31996a3

[Hilary Powers]

On 2/3/2026 9:21 AM, Carol Ginsburg and Joe Como wrote:

I remember going to Arrowhead Marsh with our group some years ago and seeing an avocet with many legs like this video, but it was a female.  I enjoyed this video from EarthSky News. —Carol

https://earthsky.org/earth/jacana-birds-long-toes-walk-on-lily-pads/?mc_cid=b8a31996a3

Nifty video!

Are you sure the bird at Arrowhead Marsh was female? It certainly could have been - but (unlike jacanas) avocet males share pretty much equally with their mates in caring for their chicks. I can picture the babies running to papa if he was the closest parent....  

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[Sue Morgan]

Thanks so much, Carol ... what a treat ... 

Seems like there will be some in Costa Rica 

where I am doing a bird tour in April.

Will defintely be happy to see ... Sue 

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