I heard an interrupted bird call, subdued and short from the thicket near to where I was standing in the early morning, while waiting for some birds to arrive in the marshy field.
I watched a movement of a bird in a running pace. Among the thirty or photos I took I got only two which were sharp enough, The fast pace of its movement and poor light conditions affected good photography. It disappeared from my view in about two minutes.
A white breasted water hen is a small bird and is a new visitor to our area. Probably it is a migrant. Looking at its larger size it might be a male bird! It is not in the vulnerable groups of birds who need preservation. Yet it is not a common bird in our area.
I was taken by its beautiful facial features. The red crest on its upper beak gives it a special look! The colour complexion of the body with the contrasting colours is another special features.
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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