I spent a few days in the Everglades over the Christmas/New Year’s break.  I managed to got a close up look at a Purple Gallinule, which is a new bird for my life list while on vacation.

The video is very shaky as there were high winds, but it shows the typical Purple Gallinute behavior of wading in Water Lillies.  The photographs show the Purple Gallinule climbing a small bush to eat flowers. This was a special treat as it allowed me to see the whole bird including its large feet!