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Cottontail moorhens
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Cottontail moorhens

by Lucy VanSwearingen

Gallery: AvianPosted March 18, 201297 views3 comments
I took this in Brazos Bend. I loved both the attitude of the right moorhen and the fluffy white tail feathers on the left one.

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3 comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 19, 2012 at 12:14 AM
A interesting setting and color scheme with the green algae and the moorhen colors, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 19, 2012 at 12:28 PM
An unusual image with interesting color from the duckweed or whatever the green stuff is.

Note: moorhens are not ducks of any kind and are more closely related to rails.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 20, 2012 at 7:23 PM
Duckweed and mosquito fern (azolla) are ubiquitous here. The red (azolla) makes a really nice color contrast with the lime-green duckweed.
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments