The Common Moorhen is a bird in the Rallidae family with an almost worldwide distribution. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands.
Similar species: Crane-like Birds
By Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Jun 12, 2014. Captured Jun 12, 2014 17:02 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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Our local dam is ferociously dominated by a pair of coots and only yesterday I was complaining that I could never get a shot of the moorhens as they are very shy and always lurking in the reeds. When I took this impromptu shot, my brain automatically said 'coot!'. So I am very happy that I finally got a photo of a moorhen! Posted 11 years ago