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Porphyrio porphyrio melanotis
Porphyrio porphyrio melanotis
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon D7000
Location: Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Vic. Australia
Date: Apr 18, 2012
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2012

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Comments: 4
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 Purple Swamphen, of which there are more than a dozen subspecies scattered across the world. This one, Porphyrio porphyrio melanotis occurs in North and Eastern Australia, New Zealand (where it is called pukeko) and surrounding islands.

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 04/19/2012 08:17:50 PM
Cool bird. Nice shot of it! Love the colors.
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 04/19/2012 12:43:40 PM
Great shot of a bird I haven't seen before.
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 04/19/2012 08:35:04 AM
Nice one
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 04/19/2012 06:31:28 AM
Super complementary colors. Great pose! Perfect light.
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