Moorhen chick at Llangattock
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Moorhen chick at Llangattock
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 23 Jul 2009
This bundle of fluff was swimming frantically back to its mother - no more than a few feet distant. Moorhens (the name is a corruption of merehen) are a common sight on the canal network where the slow moving water and heavily vegetated banks suit them perfectly.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.847658
Longitude
-3.15203