Thick-knee Senegal (Burhinus senegalensis) kneeling – Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal – Click for notes

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Thick-knee Senegal (Burhinus senegalensis) kneeling – Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal – Click for notes

It is always amusing to see the reverse knee joint in the Thick-knee and so practical as it can rise very quickly in a single movement.

  • Species:Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
  • Bird Type:Adult kneeling
  • FamilyStone-Curlews, Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
  • Date Taken20251004
  • Location:Lake Retba
  • Area:Dakar
  • Country:Senegal
  • Region:West Africa
Photo File Ref: BOA15402a Thick-knee Senegal (kneeling) 1 Lake Retba, Dakar, Senegal Oct25 PH850_9458
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