An adult Dusky moorhen feeds her chick on a log in the lake at Macintosh Park's nature and bird sanctuary in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

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The dusky moorhen may nest alongside the purple swamphen. Dusky moorhens are diurnal, and roost at nighttime alone, in breeding groups, or in non-breeding flocks. They roost on platforms constructed in reeds set above the water, on branches over the water, and more rarely on the ground in the reeds.

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Location: Macintosh Park, Surfers Paradise, South-east Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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