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Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

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26.675, -80.0659

Field Notes

Description:

The baby moorhen looks like a fuzzy alien to me.

Habitat:

Freshwater lake. Marsh habitat.

Notes:

Two adults, two sub-adults, and one juvenile. The juvie stayed hidden beneath the dock for most of the duration of my observation.

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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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