dusky moorhen

Two Moorhens squaring up to each other.

It seemed ages since I'd last seen one of these, so checked back and it was just less than 2 weeks, when we were at the Gold Coast! But goodness, so much had happened and I'd seen so much since then, it was almost like seeing a new bird!! LOL This is a Dusky Moorhen, which should be all black...

We really packed a lot into that day, for next we headed inland a bit with Oxenford Weir our next stop. Having parked up the car and had a quick look around I soon spotted a Dusky Moorhen clambering on the rocks that form the dam and weir.

We crossed over the road and explored what I'll now call the Golf Course Lake (there was a golf course on the other side of the water. This seemed to attract many different species like this Dusky Moorhen.

On the far side of the lagoon was a Glossy Ibis feeding in the company of two Dusky Moorhens.

Looking at the water, Pacific Black Duck and Dusky Moorhen were passing each other.

At first I didn't realize this was a lifer. This is a Dusky Moorhen.

Not one that I bother to photograph very often as they are so common around here.

Thought this shot shows off the size of the toes nicely Ken

Busy at the moment so a quick post and run. Will catch up later Ken

More nest building

Nest building

Another experiment with the new hardware. We often see te Dusky Moorhens runing over the water, but I'm never quick enough to capture, but hopefully the new a65V might help, like with this full-framer.

The reflection looks for all the world like my fingers, but it can't be, so very puzzling!

Have finally entered the world of DSLR after experiencing great frustration in South America with slow focussing. This is the first day out with the new camera!