Eurasian Moorhen

Eurasian Moorhen swimming among the submerged mat of water plants.
Eurasian Moorhen, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/11; 1/1600 sec.

This page is for the Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). We thought that the bird was hiding from predator species in the image where it is buried under the water plants.

Eurasian Moorhen swimming with most of its body covered by a mat of water grasses.
Eurasian Moorhen, Embalse de los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canarias, Spain, July 29, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Female Eurasian Moorhen swimming near the far side of the body of water.
Eurasian Moorhen, Las Chaficas, Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, August 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/11; 1/1250 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Male Eurasian Moorhen swimming near the far side of the body of water.
Eurasian Moorhen, Las Chaficas, Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, August 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/1250 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Eurasian Moorhen walking on the gravel path.
Eurasian Moorhen, Parque de Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain, August 4, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-10,000; f/11; 1/2500 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Eurasian Moorhen walking on a retaining wall..
Eurasian Moorhen, Parque de Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain, August 4, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Eurasian Moorhen walking on a rock dam.
Eurasian Moorhen, Barcelona, Spain, September 13, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-400; f/7.1; 1/500 sec.
Eurasian Moorhen standing on a rock dam.
Eurasian Moorhen, Barcelona, Spain, September 13, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-250; f/8; 1/500 sec.
Male Eurasian Moorhen swimming near the shore.
Eurasian Moorhen, Prague, Czechia, October 7, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-1250; f/8; 1/800 sec.
Female Eurasian Moorhen walking on the shore.
Eurasian Moorhen, Prague, Czechia, October 7, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-3200; f/8; 1/800 sec.
Eurasian Moorhen swimming in the water.
Eurasian Moorhen, Lago dei Monaci–Rio Martino, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/11; 1/800 sec.