Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

[Jonathan Ashton]

I saw this young chick on several occasions at a local reserve as I was looking for insects at the pond side. I was lying prone as I took the hand held image.

Olympus E-M1X
Focal Length : 230.0mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 461.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO Sensitivity : 1250
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Shutter : 1/1600 sec
Aperture : F5.6

ACR/PSCC

[David Roach]

Nice POV, pose and details. Your species looks identical except for coloration. What color is the beak when mature? Sweet framing and a great view of the eye. TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice POV, pose and details. Your species looks identical except for coloration. What color is the beak when mature? Sweet framing and a great view of the eye. TFS

David the adult bill is red with a yellow tip (Coot is white).

[gail bisson]

Very nice.
I like the incoming walking pose and the low POV.
IQ looks excellent.
Just wish for something other than cut grass but it is what it is!
I would evict the black spot (bug) in front of the bird and clone in the very upper right corner with green.
Gail