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Gray-headed Swamphen
Usually I find them in the midst of marsh plants - this one out in the open gives a better sense of the size and look of the bird. See comments for one in its more natural setting.
From Cornell School of Ornithology:
Looking like an oversized version of a Purple Gallinule with a massive red bill, the Gray-headed Swamphen is an impressive bird and the largest rail in North America. Originally from southern Asia, it became established in southern Florida in the mid-1990s when birds escaped from captivity and began breeding. Like gallinules, this species forages in marshes by wading, swimming, and even climbing to reach aquatic vegetation, insects, and animal prey. Swamphens are aggressive competitors and may dominate or displace our native North American rails.
If you want to learn more about the escape of the gray-heads into Florida, check out this post I made a few years back:
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I just got in this morning from Maui. My primary targets were the endemic birds first and foremost. It took me three tries to get a clean close shot of this wary species. after 2 days of watching them I figured that they fancied this one area of brush. That day I hid in some dense shrubs and finally nailed the shot. I did get some other ones, but this one definitely was the shot I had hoped to get. I had processed this with a cool tone version and a warm tone. I actually liked the warmer one better. Taken just at sunset in the shade.
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