moorhen gallinula chloropus

This Moorhen didn't notice our boat until we came very close.

The young moorhen felt safe in the tangled roots of the willows so the passing boat did not disturb her. The rising sun was lighting this usually dark environment. So I had the opportunity to take this photo.

If the birds from my last two posts considered it is good to run or hide this juvenile moorhen decided to take only a few steps away from the feeding place when I pased with the boat.

While passing with the boat near the floating reedbeds I saw a bird actively feeding between the stems quite near the water surface. She was not afraid of the comming boat. She stoped for a moment and looked at me. It was the moment I took the photo.

The first of the pictures from Ltsjn and Rstasjn. There are a few more to come. :-)

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The most miserable Moorhen I've ever seen. I felt really sorry for it.

The young bird kept the distance for a while. As I did not do anything to worry her she came closer and closer. So I could take this photo.

One of the highpoints of our stay in Helensburgh during the summer of 2007 was a visit to the old skating pond that seemed to have been successfully transformed into a small nature reserve. We were charmed by a family of Little Grebes. The return visit this summer was much less pleasant. This...