Hiding in the reeds

I was very surprised to see blotches of colour I have never seen there before!

I waited a while and out popped this African Swamphen for a split second. I only got two shots before it fled back into the reeds. Check out those long toes at the bottom.

I have never seen one in the 16 years we are living here. Only 1 other person has ever seen it once in 20 years. Hope it stays :-)

[winghong_ho]

Wonderful capture and you are lucky to see it and capture it.

[Susan Wakely]

Great timing to spot this colourful bird.

[Carole Sandford]

What a colourful bird!

[Keren]

Lovely blue colours

[Valerie Chesney]

Gorgeous!

[Kathy A]

Awesome colours!

[Steve Chappell]

Wow, cool capture

[Casablanca]

Glorious sheen

[Mags]

Lovely bird and capture!

[katy]

How exciting that you were able to see it AND get a shot of it! It certainly is very colorful those toes are so long I thought they were part of the reeds

[Kartia]

How amazing. The shape of it's head is very similar to the swamp hens here, but what fantastic colours. Well done capturing that!

[Babs]

He is such a lovely colour. Really stands out even though he is trying his best to hide.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Sweet. I love his colors.

[Maria]

What a colorful bird, so nice!

[gloria jones]

What a neat capture of this exotic looking bird.

[Pam]

How awesome that you got to see you. You have the most amazing birds where you live!

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Jacqueline]

Wow great colours!

[karinm]

What a luck to get that shot. Beautiful bird

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow those colours!

[Allison Maltese]

Such a nice pop of color coming out of the reeds.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- exciting capture! That is one colorful duck/goose!

[Rick]

Great shot.

[amyK]

Great find!

[Diana]

@wh2021 @wakelys @carole_sandford @kerenmcsweeney @happysnaps @kjarn @swchappell @casablanca @marlboromaam @grammyn @kartia @onewing @mittens @maria03051 @seattlite @pamalama @bkbinthecity @jacqbb @karinma @koalagardens @falcon11 @olivetreeann @rickster549 @amyk Thanks for the great comments, favs and getting it on the tp. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Christina]

Ohh this is great!

[Heather]

Wow! Great sighting and capture of this beautiful bird (that blue and red!) (and those toes!) Fav

[Diana]

@christinav @365projectorgheatherb Many thanks :-)