Saturday, March 17, 2007

The American RamSita - Purple Gallinule


Purple Gallinule
Originally uploaded by krisshcv.
Shot in the marshes of EverGlades Park, Florida. This bird does not mate for first three years and thereafter it finds a partner and mates for life. If the partner dies the other one dies too soon after. They are the Romeo-Juliet of the marshes.

Trivia: The bird’s large feet enable it to walk atop aquatic plants (such as spatterdock) in search of food.

It came running to our boat atop the aquatic plants.

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