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Common moorhen

Common moorhen

The name moor-hen (also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken) has been recorded in English since the 13th century. The word moor here is an old sense meaning ...
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The name moor-hen (also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken) has been recorded in English since the 13th century. The word moor here is an old sense meaning marsh; the species is not usually found in moorland. An older name, common waterhen, is more descriptive of the bird's habitat.
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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 127502/1000

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Stompwijk, Zuid-Holland, NL

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May, 2020

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