🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Waterhoen #ErgensInEenStad
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Teichralle
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #CommonMoorhen
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #SlipkaZelenonohá
#GallinulaChloropus

"I've had enough of mallards..."

There is a common moorhen at a local duck pond, and I sometimes check up on it. It's very unusual to see them here in the winter. The mallards and the moorhen are entirely reliant on us for food as the sea is frozen. At least the pond is only partially frozen because there is a some kind of sewer that drains into the pond. It seems to produce enough heat to keep the pond from freezing completely.

The moorhen is a nice addition to the list of birds I've spotted this year. Birdlife Finland encourages people to participate in the yearly "Tunnista 100 lintulajia" challenge ('Identify 100 bird species'). There are around 250 bird species in Finland so the challenge is not too difficult but it still requires a bit of effort. I participated in it for the first time last year. I enjoy walking and biking so I chose the "ECO version" of the challenge. In other words, I couldn't use a car, public transportation etc. when I was trying to complete it. I reached the 100th bird species in May, and I enjoyed the experience. My shoes, however, did not.

I'm doing the same challenge this year, too, and I've spotted 31 species so far. I saw my first white-tailed eagle of the year today while I was walking on the sea ice.

#commonmoorhen
#gallinulachloropus
#mallard
#anasplatyrhynchos
#birds
#helsinki
#finland
#february
#winter

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Waterhoen #ErgensInEenStad
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Teichralle
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #CommonMoorhen
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #SlipkaZelenonohá
#GallinulaChloropus

- 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐮́𝐧 (𝐺𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠), en el parque urbano Campo Grande de Valladolid.

Cámara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95
Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ3.5-5.6 II
Exif: Manual, ƒ9.0, 1/200s, ISO 2500, 600mm equivalente

Científico: Gallinula chloropus
Castellano: Gallineta o Polla de Agua
Catalá: Polla d’Aigua, Polla Garau, Gallineta d’Aigua o Titeta de Riu
Euskara: Uroilo Arrunta
Galego: Galiña de Auga, Galiñola ou Pita de Río
Português: Galinha-d’Água, Frango-d’Água ou Rabiscoelha
Italiano: Gallinella d’Acqua
English: Common Moorhen or Waterhen
Français: Gallinule Poule-d’Eau
Deutsch: Teichralle auch Teichhuhn

#Gallineta
#GallinetaComun
#GallinulaChloropus
#PolladAigua
#GaliñadeAuga
#UroiloArrunta
#CommonMoorhen
#PouleDEau
#GalinhaDAgua
#Teichhuhn
#PollaDeAgua
#Valladolid
#ParqueCampoGrande
#CastillayLeon
#Spain
#Birding
#Birdwatching
#Pajareo
#Nature
#WildlifePhotography
#LumixG90
#PanasonicLens100300mm
#MicroFourthThirds

A Common Moorhen walks on a gravel path next to a grassy bank. The bird's red bill and green legs are visible. #CommonMoorhen #birds #lukehaigh #photography #canon #photo

A perfectly camouflaged Eurasian Bittern blends into the golden reeds, while a curious Common Moorhen strolls by the water’s edge. Nature’s art of hiding in plain sight. 🌾🦤✨
#EurasianBittern #Botaurusstellaris #CommonMoorhen #Gallinulachloropus #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Birdwatching #NaturePhotography #Wetlands #Camouflage #Reeds #Waterbirds #BirdLovers #Birdstagram #Birding

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Eine perfekt getarnte Rohrdommel verschmilzt mit den goldenen Schilfhalmen, während ein neugieriges Teichhuhn am Wasserrand entlangspaziert. Die Kunst der Natur, im Sichtbaren unsichtbar zu sein. 🌾🦤✨
#Rohrdommel #Botaurusstellaris #Teichhuhn #Gallinulachloropus #VogelFotografie #WildtierFotografie #Vogelkunde #NaturFotografie #Feuchtgebiet #Tarnung #Schilf #Wasservögel #Vogelbeobachtung #VogelLiebe #Birding

Common Moorhen chick (Gallinula chloropus) standing alert on aquatic vegetation. The chick is covered in fluffy black down, with a distinctive red-and-yellow bill and a patch of bare red skin on its forehead. Its oversized feet and legs are visible, adapted for walking on floating vegetation.
Shot at WWT Martin Mere near Burscough, UK.
#MyPhoto #MyWork #photo #photography #CommonMoorhen #GallinulaChloropus #MoorhenChick #Waterbird #moorhen #chick €cute #BlackDownyBird #RedAndYellowBill #WetlandHabitat #AquaticVegetation #chick #bird #CloseUp #nature #wildlife #outdoors #summer #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfPixelfed #MastoBirds #PixelBirds #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #WWT #MartinMere #WWTMartinMere #OC

- 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐮́𝐧 (𝐺𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠) con su característico pico rojo y amarillo. Valladolid, España.
- 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐧 (𝐺𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠) with its characteristic red and yellow beak. Valladolid, Spain.

Camara Panasonic Lumix G90
Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ4-5.6 II
Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ISO 1600, velocidad de obturación 1/2500, diafragma ƒ5.6, 600mm equivalentes

Científico: Gallinula chloropus
Castellano: Gallineta o Polla de Agua
Catalá: Polla d'Aigua, Polla Garau, Gallineta d'Aigua o Titeta de Riu
Euskara: Uroilo Arrunta
Galego: Galiña de Auga, Galiñola, Galiña de Río, Pita de Auga ou Pita de Río
Português: Galinha-d'Água, Frango-d'Água ou Rabiscoelha
Italiano: Gallinella d'Acqua
English: Common Moorhen or Waterhen
Français: Gallinule Poule-d'Eau ou plus simplement Poule d'Eau
Deutsch: Teichhuhn auch Teichralle

#GallinetaComun
#GallinulaChloropus
#PolladAigua
#GaliñadeAuga
#UroiloArrunta
#PouledEau
#GalinhadAgua
#GallinellaDAcqua
#GallinulePouleDEau
#Teichhuhn
#Teichralle
#CommonMoorhen
#ParqueCampoGrande
#Valaldolid
#ValladolidEspaña
#AvesdeValladolid
#CastillayLeon
#Birding
#Birdwatching
#Pajareando
#Naturephotography
#Naturaleza
#Wildlifephotography
#lumixg90
#panasoniclens100300mm
#microfourththirds
#microfourththirdsphotography

C’est la saison des bébés oiseaux! Ici, une gallinule poule-d’eau nourrissant son adorable poussin chauve #Photography #Bird #Birds #BirdPhotography #GallinulaChloropus #CommonMoorhen #BabyBirds #Nature #Cute #BirdsOfMastodon