 | A lot of people get excited when they see me in the marshes because I’m so colorful. I’m a year-round resident in Florida. I love to climb in the reeds, where my big feet help me climb without falling. Most Likely Found: In the marsh When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve Read more: Purple Gallinule at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Purple Gallinule eBird range |
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July 18, 2010 - I did see plenty of Apple Snail eggs, which is good news for the Limpkins who will be eating those snails this fall. I got some close-ups of the eggs: Apple snail eggs With Marsh Rabbit Run closed, we had to walk all the way up to the windmill and…... Read more
June 20, 2010 - The beautiful sunrise this morning was just the start of a happy Father's Day hike with Dyeyo at the Circle B Bar Reserve. We saw lots of baby birds! Sand Hill Cranes, Purple Gallinules, Common Moorhens, Grackles and Red-Winged Blackbirds, a Red-Bellied Woodpecker...... For several weeks we have suspected that…... Read more
June 13, 2010 - Glossy Ibis Dyeyo and I almost walked by the Purple Gallinule nest. I looked back and saw one of the adults, then noticed the black baby nearby. When we focused our cameras on the baby, a second baby popped up to pose also.... Purple Gallinule Babies The mother and father…... Read more
May 31, 2010 - Black-necked Stilt chick One of the other photographers remarked that the stilt babies were "little white fuzzballs." Then a few yards down the path, he called "here are some black fuzzballs!", which were later determined to be baby Purple Gallinules.... Purple Gallinule We heard plenty of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, and…... Read more
May 16, 2010 - Black-Bellied Whistling Duck Black-Bellied Whistling Duck I was excited to see a Purple Gallinule up close, and even more excited when we saw a couple of babies wandering around near it.... Purple Gallinule adult Purple Gallinule baby Dyeyo and I turned onto Wading Bird Way, and there we saw these…... Read more
November 8, 2009 - White ibis There were two purple gallinules near the heron, an adult an a juvenile. I was surprised to see them balanced so easily on the branches, with their feet wrapped all the way around.... Purple gallinule (adult) Purple gallinule (juvenile) The sun was rising and very bright. It was…... Read more