Balancing Act

Purple Gallinule grips the stem of an alligator flag with its long toes for balance and uses its wing power to rise higher to reach the flowers attached to another alligator flag plant for a morning meal.

This is one of my favorite water birds their feet grabbed my interest long ago and the beautifully multi colored feathers are gorgeous iridescent in bright sunlight. The sky was mostly cloudy for this photo muting the blues and purples.

 

Fun fact: Alligator flag is also known as Fire flag and is native to Florida growing in swamps and naturally wet areas - blooms summer to fall.

 

 

 

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