Moorhen/Gallinule chicks

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  birdsandbats

• 27 Jul 2023

These are Common Gallinules (Gallinula chloropus). Pre-split they were called moorhens. Swamphens are something different (the only swamphen species in the US is the Gray-headed Swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus).

 

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  SusScrofa

• 27 Jul 2023

@birdsandbats Whoops, thats a screw-up on my end. Thanks for correcting me!

 

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  Summer Tanager

• 27 Jul 2023

This is a great photo! Was this taken in Florida? I'm impressed that you came across a family group that was away from the water!

 

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  birdsandbats

• 27 Jul 2023

@Summer Tanager This is an extremely common sight in Florida. These guys just walk around everywhere like chickens.

 

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  SusScrofa

• 27 Jul 2023

@Summer Tanager Yes, it was taken outside my apartment. They are very common here.

 

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  Terry Thomas

• 28 Jul 2023

Nice shot.

 

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  Summer Tanager

• 28 Jul 2023

Glad to hear that they're so common! I lived in Tampa and Temple Terrace about 30 years ago and they were common around a lot of the urban stormwater detention ponds, but sadly it's not that way across most of the U.S. once you get away from the Gulf Coast.