In March of 2011, I captured a picture of the rarely seen three-legged killdeer. Last Saturday, I captured a picture of the rarely seen three-legged heron—this time in flight. Both pictures are below.
Would such observations be sufficient to enable the more excitable local promoters to launch a mythology around three-legged birds? Perhaps not, the Okanagan’s ogopogo myth feeds upon crummy pictures, not good ones (see my own pictures of the Ogopogo).
The three-legged killdeer seen in March 2011
The three-legged heron seen in September, 2012
Real funny S…
What a great sense of humour you have, Alistair. There are actually people who keep life lists of birds seen pooping in flight – you seem to have just become one of them! Great shots as usual.
Elaine, I’m clearly a closet scatologist.