Gallinule Closeup
by Judy Kay
Title
Gallinule Closeup
Artist
Judy Kay
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Purple gallinule is a medium-sized swamphen native to the Americas. It belongs to the rail family that includes crakes, coots, and gallinules. I took this photograph at Anhinga Trail. I was struggling to capture this nervous species on a very windy day at Anhinga, It was hiding and looking for protection behind the brush. Suddently it flew up on the deck a few feet away from me, I froze, knowing any motion or movement would scare it off. I was able to get several shots befor it flew off,
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March 28th, 2022
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