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Purple Swamphen
peterday

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)

I remember as a young man looking at these in my Birds of Britain and Europe bird guide and thinking how exotic they were. Here we see them so often they can be overlooked!
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Habitat
Wetlands
Location
Laratinga Wetlands, Mt Barker, Adelaide
Date taken
18/07/2015
Scientific name
Porphyrio melanotus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 70D with Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS II USM + 2.0 extender 111
KC Foggin
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It's a shame how we take often seen species for granted but we all do Peter.

This is a beautiful image of this Swamphen guy.
 
S K Gudi
A lot different from those here. Congrats on your new tick and a magnificent shot of it, Peter!! tfs.
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
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Still an awesome bird, Peter ... great shot, too ... ones here have become Grey-headed SH ...
 
Kits
Very well posed image of this lovely bird, Peter.
 

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