Sunday, March 02, 2014

Start wearing purple

The Purple Gallinule has 'big feet.'

Strolling among the lily pads.
ORMOND BEACH, FL - - "Start wearing purple" is a song by the group Gogol Bordelo.  It probably has nothing to do with the Purple Gallinule.  We spotted this brightly colored avian on our trip to Orlando Wetland Park.  Besides the fancy coloring, the PG has very long toes which support it during long walks atop lily pads.  This is the first one we've spotted in years  which was close enough to get good detail.

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