Eurasian Thick-knee

Eurasian Thick-knee standing on a small rise among a few short, dead plants and various sizes of volcanic rocks.
Eurasian Thick-knee, Jabel de Famara, Lanzarote, Spain, July 28, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus; ssp insularum), also known as the Stone-curlew. This bird looks a bit sleepy. When they are on full alert, their eyes are surprisingly large.