Immature common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus, 黑水鸡). Every year I watch a new generation of moorhens grow up around Xianjia Lake (咸嘉湖). Some stay on though winter, while many others presumably move on to populate other lakes and still waters around Hunan. Though its future plans are occluded from me, this young moorhen seems enjoy its natal pond as it waded around and—for no discernible reason—tossed a leaf into the grey blue water.
