Listen To Mama
by Norman Johnson
Title
Listen To Mama
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
On a hot August 2016 day in south Hillsborough County, a common gallinule gives its chick instructions on how to behave as they swim in a Riverview, Florida marsh. The common gallinule (gallinula galeata) is found from eastern Canada and the United States, along the gulf coast of the United States and into coastal California, the gulf coast of Mexico, the caribbean, Central America, and the lowland marshy areas of South America as far south as northern Argentina and Chile. They migrate from areas where water freezes and prefer marshy, well vegetated environments. They are not found in polar regions or many tropical rainforests preferring warmer, more open areas.
Measuring from 12.6" to 13.9" in length with a wingspan between 21.3" and 24.4", the common gallinule is a dark sooty black overall with a white undertail, yellow legs and feet. They feet are very large in comparison to the size of the bird and allows it to walk on floating vegetation without sinking and to swim like a duck, even though the feet aren't webbed. The beak is red with a yellow tip and the top of the beack extends onto the forehead to form a red frontal shield. The beak is also more triangular like a chikens rather than flat like a ducks. There are white stripes on the flanks of the undertail. The young are browner and lack the red shield. The chicks are black.
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November 30th, 2016
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Comments (27)
Barbara Chichester
Beautiful capture of this Moorhen and her baby! Your baby animal gallery is superb!
Morris Finkelstein
Wonderful photograph of a Common Gallinule mother and its chick in a great pose, with great colors, background, details and perspective, Norman! F/L
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it Robyn. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "The World We See."
Heather King
OH MY GOSH Norman....this looks as if it was a heaven on earth moment...there's nothing more precious than seeing a momma bird teach it's baby ♥ this is truly precious ♥ F/L
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
Norman Johnson
I'm Glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Doug. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Animal Photographs."
Ralph Klein
Congratulations!!!! Your photo is featured in the Group "Photographers from around the world"
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it Ralph. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Photographers From Around The World."
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