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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Moorhen chick

This fluffy little moorhen chick weighs so little that it can walk easily on top of floating leaves.

Moorhens are typical wetland birds, breeding mostly in well vegetated waters, as can be seen in my shot.

Dutch name : Waterhoen (kuiken)
German name : Teichralle (Küken)
Latin name : Gallinula chloropus

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