Location
Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape
South Africa
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/500 s, f/5.6, ISO 200
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Order Gruiformes Family Rallidae
Deutsch Purpurhuhn Dutch Roodkruinzwaluw
Italian Pollo sultano comune Spanish Golondrina Colilarga
Comments
An aggressive bird, that runs and swims well, can perch on trees. Bullies towards other waterbirds, may kill ducklings. Flies high at night, issuing a loud, harsh screech.
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| 17/11/2010 |
Purple Swamphen |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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