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One tasty dragonfly
David7

One tasty dragonfly (porphyrio porphyrio)

The Purple Gallinule is a beautifully coloured bird, shaped similar to the moorhen, but a larger bird overall. It is a close relative to coots and rails, the immature Gallinules have a brown-bronze plumage and a white under-tail coverts.
It has very large feet with long toes, enabling it to break off young shoots. It regularly eats a shoot by holding it between its toes, also the long toes enable the bird good balance as they walk across lily pads with ease.
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Habitat
Fresh water marshes, shallow margins of lakes and rivers all having dense stands of vegetation.
Location
Clot Galvany, Alicante, Spain
Date taken
July 2015
Scientific name
porphyrio porphyrio
Equipment used
Nikon
Kits
Such a colourful bird, David, and a great behavioural capture.
 
KC Foggin
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Smashing feather detail in this great capture of this Gallinule David!
 
delia todd
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Funny! They've never looked that tasty to me David LOL.

That's a grand, and interesting picture lad - very well done.
 
Stanley Jones
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Outstanding close-up of this gorgeous bird. Love the colors with excellent feather detail and eye contact. Top-marks David!
 

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