Rod Williams / Longhorn beetle (Rutpela / Strangalia maculata) feeding on Dog rose flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.

George Sanker / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) feeding on Lily (Nymphaeaceae). Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

Barry Mansell / Purple gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) hunting amngst lily pads, Florida, USA, May.

Barry Mansell / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) on lily pads with snail in beak, North Florida,USA

Paul Hobson / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) on lilypad, Florida, USA, February.

George Sanker / Purple Gallinule (Porphio martinica) in mangrove swamp. . Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March.

George Sanker / Purple Gallinule (Porphio martinica) in mangrove swamp. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March.

George Sanker / American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) displaying brightly coloured wings. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March.

Juan Carlos Munoz / American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus). Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February.

LYNN M. STONE / American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) in aquatic vegetation, Lakeland, Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) hunting in aquatic vegetation, Lakeland, Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) stretching wings while hunting in aquatic vegetation, Lakeland, Florida, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) walking on lily pads, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA