Neil Aldridge / Two adult African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana.

Pete Oxford / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) walking on leaf of Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Gabriel Rojo / Wattled jacana {Jacana jacana} Ibera marshes, Argentina

Ingo Arndt / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) and African jacana (Actophilornis africana) in pool covered with Water hyacinth, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Ernie Janes / Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) walking in swamp, Yala NP, Sri Lanka

Mike Potts / Comb Crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) feeding in among the lotus flowers with a chick. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, July

Mike Potts / Comb Crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) juvenile feeding among lilies. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, July

Mike Potts / Comb Crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) juvenile feeding among lilies. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, July

Mike Potts / Comb Crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) feeding on lily seeds, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Mike Potts / Comb Crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) calling on lily pad, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Mike Potts / Comb Crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) on lily pad, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Mike Potts / Comb Crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) calling on lily pad, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, July