moorhen
Gallinula latin
marsh hens

A little moorhen walked up to them and seemed surprised to see so many people in its home.

A strange bird, which reminded me of a moorhen more than anything!

It has been known to take large waterbirds such as the common moorhen.

Water birds are also present from time to time like moorhen.

Immature like pale brown young Moorhen with more white under tail.

There was a moorhen swiming across the pond on the way back.

It is reported that the common moorhen, a resident species has started breeding in large numbers at the lake.

We also had a good view of a moorhen on her nest, a first for some of our new members.

Only a few specific Hawaiian Moorhen papers have been published.

Various birds including little grebes and purple moorhen can be seen in this lake.

Its distribution is certainly more restricted than the Moorhen's, since it requires larger areas of water for breeding.

They may sometimes feed in deeper water in the manner of a moorhen.

Seen close up the beak of the Moorhen looks freshly painted in bright red and yellow.

The odd moorhen appeared; and a couple of mallards.

At least two species, the common moorhen and the American purple gallinule, have been considered pests.

The area is now home to several species such as the moorhen, mute swan and mallard.

Few historical population estimates are available for the endemic Hawaiian Moorhen.

Moorhen chicks (photo) have black, downy feathers except round the eye and bill.

They are close relatives of the moorhen.

“Very fishy, rather stringy and reminiscent of moorhen which I also dislike”.

The common moorhen has been spotted too.

Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea, D. gallinulae.

Not a swan, not a moorhen disturbed its surface.

The dark shadow of the house effectively conceals the major pond outside the kitchen window where the moorhen breed.

On one occasion it was said that he ate a moorhen that a rat had pulled from a river.