Minuscule wings, huge feet

Adjectives are bouncing around in my mind to describe this little chick; hideous, comical, cute, ugly, gorgeous … maybe they all apply!

 

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) – chick 1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 800

 

We were standing beside the creek at Lillydale Lake watching for a second glimpse of Rakali the Water […]