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Spotted thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

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3 Comments

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

The question is, who will scare whom first :)

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Tina

They do keep very still and blend into the surroundings very well :-)

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Oh, these can only be found inland when they are breeding. The rest of the time they are by the coast or in lakes... I also found one not too long ago. They really do their best to pretend and hope that they are invisible :)

Fanie
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Fanie

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Dec 3, 2013
Submitted on Dec 3, 2013

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