Grey-headed Swamphen day 2 (video)
The Grey-headed Swamphen is now into its second day. On this day I was able to photograph it in good conditions. It shows almost no wariness toward cars, motorbikes, or bicycles, so it has the feel of a bird that will stay a long time.
If a Grey-headed Swamphen — a species not in any field guide — were to winter on Ishigaki, it would surely become a huge draw. Please take care not to cause any inconvenience to the local farmers.
A Western Swamphen photographed at about 30 metres. It has an air of quiet intensity about it.
A Western Swamphen that moved into the paddy field. It was pulling up rice plants and eating the roots.
A Western Swamphen taking flight from the grass.
In an abandoned, unharvested paddy field, it was feeding on the remaining rice.
At a glance the head alone might be mistaken for a Common Moorhen, but the size is completely different. The Western Swamphen is larger than you might expect.
Whenever seeds of grass-family weeds were available, it preferred those.
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