This bird generally forages at the entrance of Amruthahalli lake. At least I have spotted only at the entrance. May be its bit nervous to join other birds. The common moorhen has that red-yellow bill foraging on marsh land. The bird was seen restless when I photographed it. Looks like it turned nervous seeing me :-). Hence most of them turned non-sharp. Over the water means, the food would aquatic vegetation or small aquatic creatures. Most of the time I have seen it hidden inside the dense vegetation with only its red portion exposed. One day, it came out open which helped to click few pictures. Here are those
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Wonderful photography of a lovely and colorful bird ~ XX
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That's a striking looking bird!!
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