Nests, Eggs & Baby Birds


"Common Moorhen"

	"Baby Moorhen" Photograph by © Snow W. Frost
	"Moorhen and babies swimming" Photograph by © Snow W. Frost
	"Moorhen and babies swimming" Photograph by © Snow W. Frost
	"Moorhen and babies swimming" Photograph by © Snow W. Frost

Nest: ground; female builds: 1 brood per year. Platform nest of cattail stems, lined with grasses, placed on the ground or suspended in vetetation 4-6 inches high.

Eggs: 5-10

Incubation: 25-27 days; female incubates

Fledging: 60-70 days; female shows the young what to eat

Food: aquatic insects, grass, seeds





My personal notes...
These birds are so interesting to observe. They are like a chicken-duck. When I was feeding them...the male would take the food to the female, and then the female would take that food to the babies...nice to watch this process. They seem like a pleasant bird, but a bit timid around people. Constant movement makes it difficult to photograph these birds.





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