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Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Description:

A member of the rail family

Habitat:

A marshy area with tall cattails close by.

Notes:

The moorhens were protecting their babies from the alligators floating close by.

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1 Comment

jess.blank
jess.blank 12 years ago

OMG these guys are cute! I saw some (adults) for the first time at Brazos Bend this year. I just made a mission to collect Texas Babes :) Consider joining and adding these little moorhens.

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8176...

LisaRichlinDavis
Spotted by
LisaRichlinDavis

Texas, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2011
Submitted on Sep 9, 2011

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