During a trip to one of my local ponds (its the one shown yesterday) I found these Purple Swamp Hens crashing about in the reed beds. They are rather big, often very cross and they tend to throw their weight about a bit. But I still like them!
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Great photos of this striking looking bird, Stewart!
ReplyDeleteit's a beauty! :)
ReplyDeleteI snapped a whole heap of them on the Murray in Renmark. I'll probably be posting them next week.
ReplyDeleteStunning bird & yes he does look a bit bossy :)
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ReplyDeleteThey look like a huge Coot to my untrained eye, although the bill is a bit different!
Lovely photos of a bird that I will never see in the wild.
J
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They sound like birds of character! I like the top photo a lot :)
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