During a recent visit to Costa Rica we came across several Gallinules of different maturity. This was my first opportunity to photograph the species and I had never seen let alone capture an image of a chick.
We kept seeing the vegetation moving on the edge of the lagoon and could see the hen, but not the chick...then it appeared in a small opening and I caught this shot.
Thought some of you might be interested in looking at a chick only a mother could love.
Posted by Lance Warley on June 12, 2013 at 7:03 AM
Yea. Amazing how they change from totally black, except the beak, into the iridescent adult.
I live in south Florida. We're so fortunate to see them change through all the phases.
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1 repliesWe kept seeing the vegetation moving on the edge of the lagoon and could see the hen, but not the chick...then it appeared in a small opening and I caught this shot.
Thought some of you might be interested in looking at a chick only a mother could love.
I live in south Florida. We're so fortunate to see them change through all the phases.