Moorhen than your average hen. We had one as a pet, when I was a kid. Someone brought us an abandoned chick. We raised it, and took it to local lake regularly in an effort to release it. Eventually it realized that it was a moorhen, and refused to come back to us.
@TheWizardOfTheFens2 жыл бұрын
We are lucky enough to have a small lake on our property that has two small islands. Both of these are populated by moorhens. We often see them up in our garden feasting on chicken corn that our hens leave. They are great to watch. Last year we also discovered that we have a pair of Reed warblers too!
@MegaVector20112 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel and it will be my new KZbin obsession. Really interesting stuff and brilliant footage & editing. Thanks for uploading. Liked and subscribed!
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Bob. I hope you continue to find it interesting and entertaining :)
@JacqJansen2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I’ve learned something about the moorhens. Greetings
@NaturallyCuriousUK2 жыл бұрын
👍 "the birds that flick their tails more often are actually the healthier individuals" - yeah, I flick my tail all the time 😀 Nice one Liam. I only noticed the red band at the top of their legs recently when I was photographing one in low sunlight. Have a good week buddy. 👍🙂👍
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate. Did you recognise the feeder what the noorhen was on? That's Lackford but was filmed on a subsequent visit.
@NaturallyCuriousUK2 жыл бұрын
@@AShotOfWildlife no I didn't recognise it but now that I've had another look I do! 🙂👍
@daftphil97062 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. We have a couple of pairs on the basingstoke canal. I had seen them nesting, and today I say the chicks. So cute.
@daveyjones182 жыл бұрын
After I've been ground down all day, and I flick on the telly and see the state of the world, a simple "shot of wildlife" is all I need to cheer me up. Thanks mate 😎
@anthonymctigue90382 жыл бұрын
GOOD MAN GREAT VIDEOS LEARNED ALOT ABOUT BIRDS THATS AROUND HERE BEST OF LUCK FROM WEST OF IRELAND
@arcticwarbler92992 жыл бұрын
This was so interesting! Those incredible feet even give them traction on ice. Thanks so much.
@grindelston5968 Жыл бұрын
Lol those feet are massive on the younger ones!
@paulannable37342 жыл бұрын
Again with the astonishment. I’ve seen Moorhens for decades, never really noticed the constantly flicking tail. These films are great!
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Great, I'm glad you learned something new. Cheers!
@Tom-zq7lu2 жыл бұрын
Ok, very very good ok 👉💯🤔👍
@ThedawnchorusPlot2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, many thanks for sharing kind regards alan……………. THE DAWN CHORUS PLOT 🌿
@garypritchard34462 жыл бұрын
I love your vids and slowly but surely I will watch them all. I used to be a member of the RSPB but due to an accident couldn't afford it anymore. BUT I have had a small inheritance and are going to join again. Keep up the good work
@grimchapman2 жыл бұрын
Great video, I have had 1 Moorhen in my garden now for several months and was feeling sorry that it was lonely. There is now 4 chicks running around and a nest with 4 additional eggs in a nest in my pond. However, I have only ever seen 1 adult yet the video implies that both attend the nest. Anyone shed any light on this.
@lochlainnmacneill28702 жыл бұрын
The Scottish Jacobite rebellion song "My Bonnie Moorhen" was the code word for "Bonnie Prince Charlie" and is famed in that song of the same name.
@TravelHungryForLife2 жыл бұрын
Awesome channel here my friend well done See you again all the best stay safe and healthy 👍
@ansiedadazul49012 жыл бұрын
Spanish Subs, Please! Thanks for this videos
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Lol. I don't speak Spanish though.
@rishabhwatts16762 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! The German for Moorhen is Sumpfhuhn which can be translated as swamp chicken
@peartreeproductions19935 ай бұрын
So they can fly? Haha. Never seen them fly. Climb, jump sprint yea. Very nervous things. Here in Selsey and they're on the stream. They seem to disappear late summer. But you said they don't migrate? Weird. I love em. Chickens of the water.
@bobholyoake85772 жыл бұрын
I love your videos of these beautiful wildlife it helps me with my mental illness 🎯💯🙏
@jaehaerys48 Жыл бұрын
Great video, and a lovely bird. I am always happy to see these lesser-appreciated, more "normal" animals get some attention.
@NaturalBiotopes2 жыл бұрын
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@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@char17375 ай бұрын
I never knew about them ! Now I'm full of so much excitement to the Morehen I flooded my basement
@HelenaMikas2 жыл бұрын
That was wonderful to watch and loved the info .Moorhens are amazing as are Coots and those amazing feet always look good.How often do you upload a video ? They are so well edited .Have an enjoyable weekend .Helena :)👍
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Helena. I aim for one video a week as it does take some time to get the footage together, write and record the script etc and I have a full time job as well lol. I'm glad you like the video and have a great weekend too!
@HelenaMikas2 жыл бұрын
@@AShotOfWildlife That is mind blowing and as the saying goes . "I take my hat off to you ". All your videos are terrific ..Hope you get good weather .for a well deserved weekend .:)
@zigzaglychee732411 ай бұрын
I just moved to an area with a big lake and I'm really enjoying the water birds. The moorhens here are the bravest I've ever met, though still pretty shy compared to ducks or geese. One came up and pecked my bag charm earlier to see what it was. I was also really surprised to hear one hiss/growl at a big duck! They're brave little things when they want to be. They'll have no problem dashing into a crowd of bigger birds to snatch food and run off with it. And I've learned that much like actual chickens, they love bananas.
@illiteratethug33052 жыл бұрын
Nice to finally learn something about these guys, been feeding them for years now and its tricky making sure they get something before the mallards and geese hover it all up.
@flyby23002 жыл бұрын
You have great enthusiasm; also great camera-work; BUT please be a role-model & refrain from dropping consonants (ie. dropped consonants in this video).
@Kevin-mx1vi2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen a moorhen in flight. Never really thought about that until now.
@chrissyjones1692 жыл бұрын
Can you tell the deference between male and female. Great video. Thanks
@AmyCHollingworth2 жыл бұрын
Lovely video :) can’t believe they have such a short lifespan. Also I don’t understand how they don’t trip over their own feet all the time like I do.
@JohnzzzView2 жыл бұрын
Amazing attention to detail Greg and I love the brilliant footage too. Thanks so much for these videos.
@avionboyd81122 жыл бұрын
One try to attack me when I was chilling listening to music
@xuejuansu85022 жыл бұрын
Subscribed and liked.
@lynnelovesroses44852 жыл бұрын
I live in a very arable area on a hill with no known water around. I have had 3 moorhens visiting the bird feeders for a second year but in this year's very hot spell, 2 of them have found my birdbath. They visit multiple times a day and splash around and drink. Love their visits.
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
How great that they found your garden food supply and now visit for daily baths to. You are providing a great service to them and I hope you enjoy their visits.
@kaytagney7022 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another very interesting video Liam! 😊
@ashthebash27993 күн бұрын
I absolutely love your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Moorhens are one of my favourite birds
@kennethdaniels42052 жыл бұрын
Moorhens that i see all the time have green legs not yellow as the coot does.
@Colaris992 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for them as they always seem to be bullied by the Coots.
@eddiek05072 жыл бұрын
Interesting facts about the Moorhen. I watched some chicks the other year, jumping from a nest at the top of a "Weeping Willow" tree. Apparently if the area they nest in has lots of danger, they resort to building their nest high up...🙂👍🏻
@gerardcagney15782 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@SkylarkFields2 жыл бұрын
More great facts and video! I've never noticed the red at the top of their legs so I've learned something else new! I have never seen one on a bird feeder before either - that made me smile!
@mbarker19582 жыл бұрын
Your videos and info are really good Liam, please keep on doing this. What about coots next?
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mark. I hadn't considered doing coots to be honest but I'll add them to my list now. I think the next video might be Badgers or another mammal :)
@macroandnatureworld-gdoremi2 жыл бұрын
Interesting information , thanks for sharing
@juliachesters504229 күн бұрын
Thank you. Bakewell Derbyshire is a good spot to view these attractive birds.
@ttxela2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Liam, another great video 👍 Of course we often see Moorhens while out on the Kayaks on the river.
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Cheers! I'll do great crested grebes at some point as well, I suspect you might see them occasionally on the rivers?
@charlesbarbour23312 жыл бұрын
Your best yet Liam!
@jessegee1792 жыл бұрын
Love moorhens, learnt a few things today, thank you for the info 👍
@marlenezoellner7848Ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Now I will appreciate these birds even more when I see them at my local small lake. I have always loved their feet which remind me of plants!!!
@sarahboakes63922 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@williamstephens99453 ай бұрын
I LOVE moorhens! They are unbelievably cute!
@rogerevans4252 жыл бұрын
From early March through to Mid April we had a pair living under our shed. They patrolled the garden and fed quite happily from the seed dropped from bird feeders. They were quite aggresive towards the squirrels that also tried to eat the fallen seed. Now there is no water they could get to, apart from some water in a garden bucket, within at least 1.5Km. Then they just disappeared. Could find no signs of predation, so assume they left of their own accord.
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I wonder if perhaps they left in order to rear their chicks nearer to water. Without water, the young chicks would be vulnerable to pretty much every predator. Cheers
@FeraForus2 жыл бұрын
Really great video! I saw a moorhen climbing a tree for the first time the other day and uploaded a video of it to my channel. I didn't realise they did that until I saw it. Looking forward to what you cover next.
@lozzieelizadesigns056 ай бұрын
I love the moorhens we get in Australia, we get maybe 12 Dusky moorhens around our dam in nsw but we used to get Swamp hens
@stefanjarvis438711 ай бұрын
I was looking up in my French dictionary Poule d’eau and then looked up the English translation “moorhen” and found your video
@Petemonster622 жыл бұрын
00:25 - MALLARDS ARE EVERYWHERE! I did not realize until I saw your video & studied videos of related birds, the " Moor Hen " is NOT the nick name for the Eurasian Coot - they are different species. The American Coot has the nick name " Mud Hen ".
@markmattocks31745 ай бұрын
I have two that come up on to my deck, and yes they come up to eat the mixed bird seed, starting to get used to me walking onto the deck and filling the seed tray.
@muttakinc22812 ай бұрын
Cool video mate just spotted one of these in a nearby pond and three babies were hiding under her wings was beautiful to see
@grindelston5968 Жыл бұрын
I love the relaxing music you put in your videos, but it would be nice to hear what the birds call is like as well. Just for a few seconds or so. Cheers m8!
@geraldhills41 Жыл бұрын
My Gran's house was next to a really deep ditch and had moorhens swimming about !
@EdMcF1 Жыл бұрын
There is a pub in Stanhope, Weardale called 'The Bonny Moorhen'.
@KhangHuy-m4n8 ай бұрын
Do you know that you can keep them as a pet if you hatch them from eggs and do not let them eat too much when they grow up
@johnbaggus99662 жыл бұрын
As a countryboy our father taught us to collect the eggs it was not uncommon to see 10 12 14 eggs in one nest , the birds were never harmed or the nest emptied
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
Collect them to eat or collect them for collections? Interesting you would find so many in one nest.
@johnbaggus99662 жыл бұрын
@@AShotOfWildlife collected to eat them , there were very few on the local river, they seemed to prefer the numerous ponds in the area ( North Ayrshire scotland)
@AShotOfWildlife2 жыл бұрын
@@johnbaggus9966 oh wow. I can't imagine they made much of a snack but faur enough.
@loneerv4 ай бұрын
I had a pet Moorhen growing up in Puerto Rico. My grandfather got it from A flea market and gave it to me for no reason. I loved that bird! No idea how it got to PR, but it’s an awesome bird. Every time I got home from school, it would do its call, a loud chirp-like sound. I would go to the cage, open it and it would fly up on my shoulder, along with my parrot 😅. I miss that bird
@nicolesoto15022 ай бұрын
They are actually resident birds in Puerto Rico
@khaelstarson1637 Жыл бұрын
in phillipines we call them tikling
@Kimjongil. Жыл бұрын
Very interesting as per usual 👏
@RogerCoyBooks Жыл бұрын
These birds are loud!
@bl8388 Жыл бұрын
They have BIG, little feet.
@victoryang2094 Жыл бұрын
juvies are brown
@FryingMikeАй бұрын
❤
@Swan698 Жыл бұрын
You can even say moorhens right or gooselins
@AShotOfWildlife Жыл бұрын
I really hope you haven't tried to correct my pronunciation whilst saying can instead of can't? Also, what's a gooselin?
@martinkelsey2752 жыл бұрын
Interesting, that you did not mention or show vid of them destroying eggs of mallard, or killing small ducklings by pecking them on the head till they drown in order to reduce competition on ponds etc. There is plenty of evidence of this out there.