An immature Bird was first reported in mid-September from the Seneca Spillway area of the Wildlife Drive's Main Pool, MNWR by volunteer Donna Trumble. I got some terrible digisnaps of the Bird early on, but it wasn't until October that I FINALLY got some shots of the Gallinule in the sunshine.
Juvenile Bird, beginning to color up. Wildlife Drive, MNWR, NY. October-2002. CP-995, OpticZoom lens.
Eating a dead carp (fish). Wildlife Drive, MNWR, NY. October-2002. CP-995, OpticZoom lens.
Wildlife Drive, MNWR, NY. October-2002. CP-995, OpticZoom lens.
The size of the feet and length of the legs is unbelievable! My only good shot from September...Wildlife Drive, MNWR, NY. September-2002. CP-995, OpticZoom lens.
Wildlife Drive, MNWR, NY. Octbober-2002. CP-995, OpticZoom lens.