this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Where in the world does that come from? And that's a nicely timed photo!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thanks! Couldn't really tell but I'm assuming some kind of leech or worm

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Ah, I meant which country was it taken in - I'm from the UK, and I don't recognise the bird: most like one of our moorhens I supoose.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Ah I misunderstood. This photo was taken in Singapore, most of the pictures I have are from Asia and Australia.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

White-breasted waterhens are found in South and Southeast Asia. They're part of the rail family, like moorhens as you mentioned. I agree this is a really interesting/exotic looking bird. Its long legs and overall proportions aren't like any birds I've seen in Canada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-breasted_waterhen

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

This made me chuckle :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

That is quite a neat bird there. Hadn't heard of it before.