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21-JAN-2007

KZ2L9187-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[[1DM2 + Sigmonster, tripod/gimbal head]

Canon EOS 1D Mark II
1/1600s f/9.0 at 800.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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ka rene 25-Jan-2007 05:15
this one looks like a "mafiosi" among his kind. the dark top and the more brownish back seem to tell it's old and must be regarded as "the lord"..unless of course there is a coloring oversight in the processing. rare bird, great capture.
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