Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Moorhen

If you have ever been to Hawaii then you know about the Moorhen. The Moorhen is a dark gray bird with a black head and neck, and it has white feathers on their flanks.They have a red frontal shield, and their bill tip is yellow with a red base. Their legs and feet are greenish and without lobes. They get to be about 33 centimeters. They are thought of to bring fire from the gods to hawaiian people as some hawaiians may think. They can be found in freshwater marshes,irrigation ditches,resevoirs, and wet pastures.


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