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Stanley Jones

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata cachinnans)
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Habitat
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes vegetation area, shoveler pond with marshes and coastal prairie on both sides at ca. 1.5 m (4.9 ft) elevation.
Location
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Shoveler Pond, sw of Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
March 2025
Scientific name
Gallinula galeata
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Э́ллин, Ozprey1, Sue and Simon Wakely and 2 others
bievreJJ
the reflections are really marvelous, Stanley, excellent portrait of this attractive gallinule, top notch, many tfs!!
 
Macswede
Beautifully captured in a lovely setting, Stanley, and that's a lovely reflection too!
 
jbpixels
Amazing capture with beautiful lighting, detail and reflection. Interesting to read in Wiki that it was split from the Common moorhen in 2011.
 
Kits
Beautiful lighting, setting, detail and reflection, Stanley.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
135
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Common Gallinule, Shoveler Pond, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, sw of Winnie, Chambers County.jpg
File size
1.3 MB
Date taken
Sat, 15 March 2025 10:38 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1189px

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