It’s fairly rare to see purple gallinules in Pinellas county. Occasionally one pops up in a weird spot but doesn’t stay long. I usually only see them in central Florida, at Circle B Bar Reserve or Lake Parker. Now there seems to be several families living near the dock over the lake at Chesnut Park. They’ve been reported there for several weeks and they have a juvenile with them. They were really close to the dock.
The juvenile doesn’t quite have his bright colors yet.
This squirrel was missing his tail.
Little critters along the dock.
These dogs at the end of the dock looked at me like “We don’t know what they are staring at. Would you play with us?”
Great photos of the purple gallinules! We have a couple of sandhill cranes that have chosen (our neighborhood) the suburbs of Chicago for their home.
Beautiful photos of that stunning bird. I live in South Florida and have never seen anything like it. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve never seen anything remotely like a gallinule – fascinating!
Thanks for sharing these photos at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/10/sunrise-over-my-happy-place.html. Excellent, as always!
Very attractive shots of the Purple Gallinules, always an exciting bird to discover.
Lovely photos! We see these birds often here in Polk County – they sometimes walk right up to us. I’m not sure if they’re defending their nests or being social, but it’s always a pleasure to see them.