bird photography : common moorhen

The Common Moorhen, though overtly similar in appearance to ducks, is in fact quite a different bird altogether. John spotted this one along with several related American Coots in the lagoon at Myrtle Beach's Barefoot Landing.

Equipment: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/125 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: April 16, 2006 1:19 pm Location: Barefoot Landing / Myrtle Beach, SC