GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Gallinula tenebrosa  

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
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© Vik Dunis 2009
Melbourne, VIC (Oct, 2009)

Following a change of "sitters", the bird starting its shift tried the nest and then stood up to rearrange the eggs a little.

There appears to be about ten eggs in the nest.

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen chick

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Adult and chick

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen on nest

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen and eggs

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Immature Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Mother and child

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen on nest

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Immature Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Immature Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Immature Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Female Dusky Moorhen

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Dusky Moorhen