Purple Gallinule Eating Water Lily

Purple Galinule Eating Lily Blossom

Holding onto the lily blossom with his left foot, this Purple Gallinule demonstrated how to eat while floating on vegetation.

Purple Gallinule Eating Water Lily
Purple Gallinule Eating Water Lily

These iridescent beauties are occasionally seen in South Carolina but I have only seen them in Florida’s freshwater wetlands.

Purple Gallinule Eating Water Lily
Purple Gallinule Eating Water Lily

Purple Gallinules tend to be shy, and this giant water vegetation provides them with great cover as well as food.

Water Lily and Dragonfly
Water Lily and Dragonfly

April 10, 2022

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