April 8, 2020

Location: Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area, Broadmoor section, Fellsmere

This is a Glossy Ibis and a Purple Gallinule
Compare and contrast their size
The Glossy Ibis is almost as big as a goose
The Gallinule only comes up to his thighs.

Sources: Cornell Lab All About Birds - Purple Gallinule

Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson