A fairly rare sight of a Eurasian coot in flight. At the Mill Pond, Leatherhead, Surrey.
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A fairly rare sight of a Eurasian coot in flight. At the Mill Pond, Leatherhead, Surrey.
A Eurasian coot on the Heron Pond in Bushy Park, London. I had meant to photograph this coot on its nest, but it headed straight for me as soon as I placed my camera on the bank.
Swamphens I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphens I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Swamphen I photographed in South Australia.
Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica, 13 in / 33 cm. UNCOMMON and local in ponds and marshes with abundant lily pads and other emergent vegetation and brushy edges. RARE to Arizona.
Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA.
OpenStreetMaps is incorrect about the name for this location.
©bryanjsmith.
South Island Takahe, Takahe, Notornis, Porphyrio hochstetteri, 63 cm / 24.8 in. VERY RARE ENDEMIC. CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. Natural range is now tussock land and beech forest. Introduced to protected refuges and predator-free islands for conservation management.
Nature Reserve, Tawharanui Regional Park, North Cove, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand.
©bryanjsmith.
