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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
bievreJJ
they're biggies aren't they, Delia, superb photo of this one, top class, many tfs!!!
 
aloktewari
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Lovely shot ... wonderful info as well ... tfs, Delia ...
Have a wonderful Christmas and festival season ...
 

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