Young Common Gallinule
(adult - scroll down)
The gallinule has dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow legs and a red frontal shield. The young are browner and lack the red shield. It has a wide range of gargling calls and will emit loud hisses when
threatened.
This is a common breeding bird in marsh environments and well-vegetated lakes. This species will consume a wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures. It forages beside or in the water, sometimes upending in the water to feed. Its wide feet allow it to hop about on lily pads. It is often secretive, but can become tame in some areas.
2. Pecking at
everything.
3. Going up in the
vegetation.
4. Look at that foot!
5. Still in the
shadows.
6. Posing
7. He has a long neck.
8. White at tips of
wings and under the tail.
9. Interesting white feathers.
10. Curious about me.
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11. Adult with babies.
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12. Scooting along.
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13. Baby with those
huge feet.
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