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Purple Gallinule

by snooked

Gallinule in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida

Uploaded19/01/2014 - 15:14

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-3

Shutter Speed1/750

Aperturef/8

LensN/A

ISO800

Focal Length500mm

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Tagsgallinule wakodahatchee florida

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Date Taken	17/01/2014 - 10:01
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/750
Aperture	f/8
ISO	800
Focal Length	500mm
Lens	N/A

Plus Member Jumbo48 Jumbo48

402 posts
17 years
Surrey UK

Posted 19/01/2014 - 17:25 Link

Cracking shot Ed, had the pleasure of seeing a pair of these in Portugal a few years ago.

Regards John/Jumbo

Cameralucida Cameralucida

32 posts
17 years
Johannesburg,
South Africa

Posted 01/02/2014 - 11:49 Link

The African species is Porphyrio porphyrio and the name was changed to African Purple Swamphen in recent years.
Lovely photo of an interesting bird, difficult to find (for me at least)..