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What the?
The Bosun

What the? (Numida meleagris)

We spent the last weekend camping at a small park called Avoca Dell, near Murray Bridge on the River Murray, South Australia. The camp ground overlooks the Riverglades Wetland.

Upon arriving, we noted a large number of Australian Native Hens nearby, so took the Sony for a walk for some pics. This was amongst the native hens. Took us quite a while to identify. Hope we got it right, cause it was not supposed to be there.
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Habitat
Not where we found this one.
Location
Avoca Dell, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Date taken
9 October, 2015
Scientific name
Numida meleagris
Equipment used
Sony a65 SLT, Sony f8 500mm Reflex
peterday
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Now that must have been a surprise!! Pity we won't have time to go up and see it!
 
delia todd
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Gosh! It looks good for the ID, doesn't it. But what the hek is it doing there LOL.Presumably an introduced bird.

It's great to see you back again Eric. It seems you had a good trip.
 
KC Foggin
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What a beautiful closeup of this Guineafowl Eric! Nicely captured guy.
 
tetoneon
A wonderful find and capture, Eric! Funny thing, last year a came upon a couple of these along the road. I guess people are keeping them.
 

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