08 June 2009

Juvenile WaterHen


White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus).
White-breasted Waterhen
Immature birds are much duller than the adults. Overall grey-brown and bill grey in colour.
Compare with adult here.

Wak-wak

6 comments:

Chris said...

Very cool picture Tabib, would be nice to see an adult too! Do you have one picture of them!!

Wai Yien said...

nice catch, very dull indeed if you compare with the mature waterhen. where was this taken?

zzlaloq said...

1st time i saw the juvenile, i tought "what a dirty bird!" later i know its a juvenile

Madibirder said...

Difficult to photograph these birds with the long toes visible.You can see them here. Nice movement shot.

Redzlan said...

Thanks ALL for your comment.
The juvenile was taken at a Chegu Yusof's fish farm near Cheroh, Raub.
An adult specimen was taken at my backyard.

Amila Salgado said...

The adult looks so much better. Great captures.