gallinula chloropus feeding in a dead lotus pond

alert algae animal aquatic beak bird black body call cautious chirp chloropus dead diet duck ducks environment feathers feeding floating footprints foraging gallinula goose green ground habitat insects lake leaves legs lotus mallard marsh moist movement nature plants playful pond pondside predatory quiet reflection ripples rippling river scavenger scavenging searching shoreline slender solitude stalks sunken surface swamp swan undefined vegetation wading water waterbird waterfowl wetland wetlands wildlife wing wings worms