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KSC-99pp0660
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — A mother gallinule (right) calls her two chicks to enter the algae-covered water in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with Kennedy Space Center. Gallinules, called Moorhens in the Old World, are duck-like swimming birds that constantly bob their heads while moving. They are identified by the prominent red bill with yellow tip and red frontal shield as well as white feathers under the tail, as shown here on the mother.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-99pp0660. NASA/KSC, 1999-05-25. Public domain. ID: KSC-99pp0660.
