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Pecking around
delia todd

Pecking around (Porphyrio melanotus)

There were a couple of Australasian Swamphens on the grass.

These used to be called Purple Gallinules, along with a load of other world-wide species, but there was a taxonomic split of them a few years ago.
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Habitat
City parkland
Location
Minnippi Park, Brisbane, Queensland
Date taken
30 September 2019
Scientific name
Porphyrio melanotus
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode Continuous
peterday
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These are very imposing as they strut around wetlands. Tfs Delia!
 
aloktewari
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Lovely shot ... wonderful info as well ... tfs, Delia ...
Have a wonderful Christmas and festival season ...
 

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