Common Moorhens are medium sized water birds. Other names it could be known as are marsh hens, common gallinule (this may be a close relation), or skitty coot. I saw these birds in some of the royal parks in London.
It has long, green-yellowish legs that resemble something more reptilian. It is close in appearance to an American Coot. One of the main differences is the Moorhen has a red and yellow beak while the coot has a white one.
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I can see the coot reference but a mu h more colourful bill. Have a good evening Sharon. Allan
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Definitely does! The royal park actually had coots as well. We had coots summer 2023 in NY as well. They are not usually in our area. I think with the fires in Canada they decided to stay here instead.
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We still had lots of coots in our area. Their babies are so ugly, they are coot.
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Ha! I know I have pictures of moorhen babies from England. There were moorhens on nest sitting duty in early July there. Not sure if I have any coot ones. They are faces a mother would love!
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Such large feet. I love the white feathers peeking out. Beautiful photographs of beautiful birds.
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Sometimes it seems the European species are more colorful. Blue beaks, red and yellow beaks. Fun.
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The kingfisher in England is much more colorful than the one we see in NY.
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I really like the fact that their beaks are red and yellow.
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A little more colorful than a coot.
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