Jasmine's Fancy Footwork

Jazzy has amazing feet. Sometimes they look very compact and cute.

At other times they look particularly prehistoric. She also has strong legs.

She's able to do all sorts of quick manoeuvres to get around places.













And she has a very wide stretch between her legs so she can reach across quite long distances.








They hold her steady during otherwise engrossing activities, such as eating.







When she stands on flat surfaces they stretch out spindly and long.
Having two toes forward and two back give her incredible dexterity and flexibility.She has a scaly pattern on her feet and they're soft and warm to the touch, unless she's cold.



Her nails allow her to keep a firm grip. Often she allows herself to hang from just one nail, and she's a heavy girl!



She can pick up all sorts of things: toys, food... And when she does that, her feet become more like hands. She can be amazingly strong with them and has an incredibly tight grip and she can also choose to be incredibly gentle and delicate with them.



She hangs and swings, and it's amazing to watch how quickly she can move along using her feet and her beak to make contact with whatever she's working her way across.












She uses the crook in her leg, which is a bit like a heel or an ankle to lean on when she's balancing or even when she's sitting one- legged on a perch.










She can swing, hang out and do all sorts of silly things.

And then she can look totally serious, as if to say, whatever you might think about my feet, they're pretty handy.