Bird Standing On One Leg

Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 14 May 2008 in Animal & Insect.

When I accused this bird of showing off she offered up some nonsense about resting her other leg. When I suggested that if she stood on both legs, each leg would only have to carry half her weight, she said: "but then, both legs would get tired at the same time and I'd have to fly for a rest --and then my wings would be sore." You just can't tell some birds anything.

 

NIKON D80
2/1000 second
F/10.0
ISO 800
450 mm