Cute little waterhen
This is a Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) which is from the Coot family
LawrieB Goldmember 3,313 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia More info | May 13, 2007 05:40 | #1 Cute little waterhen Lawrie
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canonloader Cream of the Crop More info | May 13, 2007 10:25 | #2 Nice shot. That looks a lot like our Coot. Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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LawrieB THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,313 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia More info | May 13, 2007 17:18 | #3 Hi Mitch Lawrie
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canonloader Cream of the Crop More info | May 13, 2007 17:31 | #4 It definately looks related but ours have a white forehead. Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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jpalmer Goldmember 1,296 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2006 Location: suffolk, england More info | May 13, 2007 17:36 | #5 the equivalent here in the uk is a moorhen jason
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dancinec Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | May 13, 2007 17:54 | #6 A very nice shot, here is what we call a Moorhen
Dennis
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canonloader Cream of the Crop More info | May 13, 2007 17:58 | #7 Here's our Moorhen out of water.
Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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Trace Senior Member More info | May 13, 2007 18:42 | #8 Hi Lawrie, its a Dusky Moorhen. Mitch, we have the white faced variety too - called Eurasian Coots. See attached Trace
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canondslruser Goldmember 1,226 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario. Canada. More info | May 13, 2007 22:38 | #9 Your shot reminds me of a Moorhen pair that bred last year in a pond at the Jack Pine Trail here in Ottawa. I hope they return. Lenses: Canon 35/2, 50 1.8 II, 85 1.8, 100 2.8 USM Macro, 17-55 2.8 IS, 200 2.8L, 400 5.6L, 135 2.8 SF, 10-22, 18-55, 28-135 IS, 70-200L f4, 70-200 2.8L, 75-300 IS, 100-400L IS, Canon TC II 1.4x + 2.0x, Tamron 1.4x + 2x and 500D. Cameras: 300D, 30D, 40D, S400, SD700 IS, G2, G7 IS and Fuji F30. Accessories: 420ex + 580ex Flash, CP-E3 Battery Pack, BB, StormJackets, filters, PS CS3. Cover Shot: www.floridawildlifemagazine.com/pastissues.cfm
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