Moorhens are pretty common, but this was the first time I got close enough to realise that they are not entirely black.

Photographs (above and right)- May 2003

The bird on the left was photographed at a nature reserve, where the Moorhens and Coots were competing for bread with the Mallards. I was impressed by the size of its feet!

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Photograph - October 2004

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