With its crimson gaze scanning the still waters, the moorhen stands in quiet defiance of the calm. Its vivid bill—a brilliant red tipped with yellow—shines like a beacon in the soft light, a signal both of identity and intent. These are birds of edge habitats, where land and water meet, and in that margin, they thrive.
Gallinula chloropus
Shot with:
Canon EOS 6D + Sigma 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3
600mm | 1/2500 | f/6.3 | ISO2000