For my Camera Critters I am showing the Common Moorhen we saw in Panama.
My link for Panama Skyscrapers..Scenic Sunday
Common Moorhens are water birds and sometimes called Marsh Hens. In Panama, we saw both the Common Moorhen and a similiar looking bird called the Wattled Jacana. If it were not for our birding guide I would have mistaken the Wattled Jacana for the Common Moorhen. They do look alike except some coloring on the wings and leg color of the Jacana. The Wattled Jacana has blue-grey legs while the Common Moorhen has yellow legs. They both have the yellow bill with the red head shield. I was thinking my photo was the Comon Moorhen but looking at the color of the legs I am not so sure. The photo could be the Wattled Jacana afterall?
My link for Panama Skyscrapers..Scenic Sunday
Common Moorhens are water birds and sometimes called Marsh Hens. In Panama, we saw both the Common Moorhen and a similiar looking bird called the Wattled Jacana. If it were not for our birding guide I would have mistaken the Wattled Jacana for the Common Moorhen. They do look alike except some coloring on the wings and leg color of the Jacana. The Wattled Jacana has blue-grey legs while the Common Moorhen has yellow legs. They both have the yellow bill with the red head shield. I was thinking my photo was the Comon Moorhen but looking at the color of the legs I am not so sure. The photo could be the Wattled Jacana afterall?
Here is a link to Wikipedia's Wattled Jacana Wattled Jacana I was not able to get a clear shot. But, I was able to see and add the Wattled Jacana to my life list.
Can you find the two Moorhens, in the shot above? They like to hop around lily pads. And they pick up insects off the floating vegetation.
For more comparison photos here is a link to another of my post on the magee-marsh..Common Moorhen.
Another bird we saw in the same area as the Moorhen/Jacana was the Green Heron.
The Green heron will always be one of my favorite herons.
I hope you enjoyed my critter post and to see more cute and wonderful critters please visit Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty Dawn for hosting Camera Critters. And thanks for stopping by to see my post. Have a safe and happy weekend. Happy Birding!!!!
