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The swamp hens at Rotary Park weren't quite as flighty today. This one was with three others and seemed to be keeping watch.

[Tricia O'Donnell]

A fine looking hen love the colour

[Graham Thresher]

Super shot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

I love his colors. Very pretty shot, Merrelyn.

[John Falconer]

Great shot.

[Bep]

Pretty shot.

[Hazel]

Looks to be dressed in dark blue velvet!!

[Gayle]

Beautiful colors! Great shot, Merrelyn! :-)

[Sue Cooper]

Fabulous shot. I love it. Fav.

[Tunia McClure]

Amazing color.

[Dawn]

Nice shot

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Pyrrhula]

A great shot of this beautiful bird. Fav. capture.

[maree_sanderson]

they have such great colours...and such strange dinosaur legs!

[sally agnew]

Love the sheen to the plumage :)

[Joan Robillard]

Nice clear capture.

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wonderful shot! fav

[Irene Marshall]

Lovely capture of the swamp hen, have 5 on my property and haven't manages to capture a decent shot lol...

[Rachel]

Nice shot with great detail.

[Merrelyn]

@irene111 I was lucky with this one, Irene. They usually take off if any one comes near them. I think that they must have felt safe with the reeds so close.

[Merrelyn]

@triciaodonnell Thanks Tricia, I love their colours too :)

[Merrelyn]

@mittens @quietpurplehaze @gaylewood Thank you, their colours are beautiful :)

[Merrelyn]

@thresheg @gijsje @susiemc @tunia @dawnee @elisasaeter Thank you for your lovely comments. They have such beautiful colours.

[Merrelyn]

@johnfalconer Thanks for stopping by and for the follow :)

[Merrelyn]

@pyrrhula @maree_sanderson @hermann @joansmor @agedrunner @koalagardens @888rachel Thank you, I love the colours of their plumage :)