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Yellow Rail, Aitkin County, Minnesota, 6/04. A bit soft,
but the only shot I got as this little guy came running out of the marsh
up to me on a causeway. It flew up in my face, flapped around a bit,
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Clapper Rail, S. Padre Island, Texas, 3/05. |
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Clapper Rail, S. Padre Island, Texas, 3/05. |
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Clapper Rail, S. Padre Island, Texas, 5/04. |
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Clapper Rail, S. Padre Island, Texas, 5/04. |
King Rail, Lacassine NWR, Louisiana,
4/07. |
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Purple Gallinule, Lacassine NWR, Louisiana, 4/07. |
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Adult Purple Gallinule, Loveland, Colorado, 8/27/02. Colorado's
second record of this species.
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Front view of adult Purple Gallinule, Loveland, Colorado, 8/27/02.
Nice view of the facial shield in this picture.
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Adult Purple Gallinule striding along privet hedge. I guess if there
are no lilly pads or swamp vegetation you just make do! Notice the
extremely large feet designed to keep the bird on top of floating
vegetation. Although it dropped into the hedge a few times the bird
always popped back up and stayed there for about 30 minutes of observation
and was still there when I finally left.
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Common Moorhen, Avery Island, Louisiana, 4/07. |
Common Moorhen with chicks, Avery Island, Louisiana, 4/07. |
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Common Moorhen scolding an American
Alligator, S. Padre Island, Texas, 4/04. |
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Common Moorhen, S. Padre Island, Texas, 4/04. |
American Coot, Boulder County, Colorado, 10/06.
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American Coot chick, Jackson County, Colorado, 7/06. |
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Juvenile American Coot, Hutton Lakes NWR, Wyoming, 7/05. |
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American Coot, Jefferson County, Colorado, 2/04. |
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American Coot, Jefferson County, Colorado, 2/04. Note
large, webbed toes (but not webbed feet like ducks.) |
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