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African Purple Swamphen
marko.marais

African Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)

This African Purple Swamphen was on the run and tried to avoid me at all cost but I've managed to capture this image to show off her splendour!
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Habitat
Wetlands
Location
Marievale nature reserve Nigel in South Africa
Date taken
7 July 2019
Scientific name
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Equipment used
Nikon D810, Nikon 200-400 F4 lens
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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That's a wonderful picture you've taken of this swamphen Marko.

I think it's an improvement on the current Opus image, so I'll upload it to the article shortly.

Many thanks for sharing it with us lad.
 
Kits
She certainly looks to be on a mission, Marko! Wonderful colours and details.
 

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