[Length 46 in. Wingspan 60 in.]

This Greater Flamingo was photographed at Skimmer Whooping Crane tour boat, Aransas NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: March 3, 2006)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Common Moorhen was photographed at Alligator Pond, Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 1, 2009)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Common Moorhen and chick were photographed at Loxahatchee NWR, Florida. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1983)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This immature Common Moorhen was photographed at Loxahatchee NWR, Florida. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1983)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Common Moorhen was photographed at Port Aransas, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 2001)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Common Moorhen was photographed at Port Aransas, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 2001)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

Common Moorhens breed throughout much of the eastern and far southwestern US. They winter in the southeastern and far southwestern US and along the Gulf coast of the US. This one was photographed at Loxahatchee NWR, Florida. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: February 1983)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Common Moorhen was photographed at the NAS Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 9, 2008)