Sure enough, the motor in my lens was defective. Tamron repaired it and we’re ready to ‘get after it!’

Long toes allows it to walk on soft mud or floating vegetation.

Big shorebird with a mixture of reddish-brown, blue-gray and lavender plumage.

Egrets wade and stop. They stand motionless for long periods, waiting for unsuspecting prey to move their way…
-Paul
Love seeing the variety here! It looked them up and those Gallinules do have huge feet! – Blair
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