Followed this bird for ages trying to work out what it was. The yellow tip of the beak with the rest of the beak and shield being red wasn't convincing as a Dusky Moorhen. Even its legs weren't mainly orange with grey-green joints. Turned out to be a big fat juvenile! 
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Take a closer look at the bottom of the beak in the top photograph!
His beek is broken. I'll vote for him, [would if I could that is], thinking he might not be around for the next election. I dob't care if he's not running.%/
The juvenile is one hundred percent healthy Hardwax! Suspecting the bottom of his beak has something to do with sound, a vibrating type mechanism when calling. However, can't find information online to confirm.
I think I feel better now, Is Jack still around?
Good Hardwax. Yes, I haven't bitten Jack's head off yet and he survived swallowing dishwashing bubbles.
What do you do, carry your blog around in your eyeball?
Yes Hardwax :) My daytime work is online, so sneak 'personal work' in when the other eyeball isn't watching.
Fascinating. A bit dissappointed that the other eyeballs is busy with "real" work, but I suppose Jack and you have to eat.
You think I get paid Hardwax? HAHAHHAHHAHHAAA ... it's a 'family business'! I'm not related to Cookie..
Youare not related to Cookieyouare not related to cookieyouare not related to cooooookie, i feel like my head is going to explode.
On a lighter note, you forage in the wetlands for your supper and shelter do you?
That would be a lighter note if true Hardwax! However, the 'family money' buys our food and rents our shelter. Blah! WHAT does this have to do with Juvenile Dusky Moorhens? Thinking of hunting them for your own dinner?
This has nothing to do with Dusky Moorhens, juveniles or otherwise, except that they eat, you eat, I eat, I don't hunt or eat JDH [sorry I just couldn't type that again, I don't have little fairys doing my typing]an occasional chicken is as far afield I wonder.
Have to admit, Jack does a fair amount of my typing, and he isn't Juvenile, Dusky or a Moorhen. You believe in FAIRIES now!!!! So you feel like chicken tonight?
Well I would have believed in fairys, I was right on the edge, then you tell me Jack does some of your typing. I suppose you would tell a child Santa Claus didn't put the presents under the tree, Jack did.
I'll just have to shoot more fairies to convince you then Hardwax ;) The teenagers are too old for Santa, but one year we DID tell them the birds ate all the Easter Eggs. It was TRUE!
A sweet story. I believe you because the same thing happened when I put catnip out for the kids on Halloween and the cats ate it,
Hhehheeee, but the kids were cats right? I'd imagine catnip for cats would be a lot like chocolate for kids ... or birds!
Yes. Goodnight and gooday.(*
Afternoon and Twilight Hardwax! Guess it's too early for chicken for dinner ...
Such an interesting conversation.
I saw the Easter Bunny not once but TWICE!
You read the comments Perriette!?! The Easter bunny twice!?! I'm shocked, how do you do that!?!
Indeed an interesting conversation. That juvenile dusky is fat or is it just inflating its body like a ball so it can float?
It was mostly because of its fatness I found it difficult to identify Ces. It was about three times the size of the adults! Even ended up sending its portrait to an expert to confirm it as a juvenile dusky moorhen. I think it looks a lot thinner when floating ... because it's gut has sunk!
Must have been eating a lot of potato chips and sitting infront of the television!
My it's fat. Do people eat them? Not that I would but can they be eaten?
Dusky Moorhens eat carrion and the droppings of other birds, I'd imagine they would taste too gamey for the pallet Ces :) Also, would you like to fight one with a shield like that? They are very good fighters, the larger the shield, the more a winner!
Eeyouw! Carrion and droppings! I shall never mention about eating birds again.
Maybe chickens and turkeys don't eat those things Ces? ;)
yuk for now.
For now KJ ... I have chicken tonight ... :)
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