I am back now in the USA, but thought I’d post one last image from my recent trip to Brussels. I spotted this young Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) swimming around in the small pond at the botanical garden. There were several other moorhens, but they all stayed in the reeds and I was not able to get a good shot of them. I really like the spiky feathers of young moorhens. When they become adults, their feathers appear to be much smoother in appearance.
© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved
Advertisements
He has a little bit of a punk look going there 🙂
Nice capture with the reflection, Mike!
Thanks, Ellen. I was fortunate to get the reflection, because the moorhen was in motion and I was mostly focusing on keeping it within the frame.