Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistDaniel Kaufman CollectionBirds
Description The Limpkin (also called 'carrao', 'courlan', 'crying bird'), Aramus guarauna, is a bird that looks like a large rail but is skeletally closer to cranes. It is the only extant species in the genus Aramus and the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas, from Florida to northern Argentina. It feeds on molluscs, with the diet dominated by apple snails of the genus Pomacea. Its name derives from its seeming limp when it walks. It inhabits freshwater marshes and swamps, often with tall reeds, as well as mangroves. In Florida the distribution of apple snails is the best predictor of where Limpkins can be found. Because of their long toes, they can stand on floating water plants. They also swim well, both as adults or as newly hatched chicks, but they seldom do so. They fly strongly, the neck projecting forward and the legs backward, the wings beating shallowly and stiffly, with a jerky upstroke, above the horizontal most of the time. Limpkins forage primarily in shallow water and on floating vegetation such as water hyacinth and water lettuce. When wading they seldom go deeper than having half the body underwater, and never are submerged up to the back. They walk slowly with a gait described as 'slightly undulating' and 'giving the impression of lameness or limping', 'high-stepping', or 'strolling', looking for food if the water is clear or probing with the bill. The diet of the Limpkin is dominated by apple snails (Ampullariidae) of the genus Pomacea. The availability of this one mollusk has a significant effect on the local distribution of the Limpkin.
Daniel Kaufman, Tampa Member Since January 2011 Artist Statement Welcome to my store. I specialize in sunrise, sunset, landscape and bird photography. Many of my photographs can be ordered in larger sizes. All photographs are shot with quality photographic equipment by me.
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