Common Gallinule

Common Gallinule

One of the few times a Gallinule didn’t run away screaming. This male sat there letting me get an angle for the shot.

Besides showing off the ‘candy corn’ plastic beak his feet are on full display. Those huge toes allow the bird to walk on top of marsh/swamp vegetation. With wings flapping they can almost walk on water.

Common Gallinule
Common Gallinule

One of the strangest birds out here.

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