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Gallinula chloropus
A medium-sized black rail bird that lives in lakes, ponds, canals and any other kind of wetland. Distinguished from the other common rail bird, the coot, by the red on its beak (coots having white). No webbed feet.
The lakes on the University campus
There were baby moorhens around, but today mama and the chicks were hiding. This guy was strutting about though, so snapped him instead! A very willing model.
Spotted on May 13, 2011
Submitted on May 13, 2011
3 Comments
Hi.. Laura.. Can you giude P.Young about when to shoot a Moorhen in her habitat.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/694...
Thanks very much both! They are very common here in the UK, if you go to any lake or marshy area they'll be there. But yes, I never saw one when I lived in Canada!
Lovely pics.