I bet that you didn't know that this bird had legs like this:
I think it's very common that many of us don't know what some of these aquatic birds' legs look like.
P.S. - I love the colorful shorts!
I have to say that those are the only spindly legs I have ever seen that are even remotely pleasing to the eye. Still...they look like something dredged up from the moors.
RNWPHOTO.NET
"If at first, the idea doesn't seem absurd, then there is no hope for it." Einstein