Purple Swamp Hen

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Tue, 06/08/2013 - 13:11

shoop

Purple Swamp Hen

Already posted a photo of this beauty in this weeks ''SHEEN'' topic , but had to post more of this common bird . I often see them at all the parks and lakes I go to but this day this beauty was so busy bathing and preening I just couldn't stop taking photos of it's gorgeous feather display. Minnawarra Park Armadale West. Australia.

Tue, 06/08/2013 - 14:46

Araminta

Stunning photos shoop I love the second photo.

Do they look different in WA? I haven't noticed that light blue colour before, here they look a lot darker. Do you think it's their breeding plumage? Any idea?

M-L

Tue, 06/08/2013 - 15:43

dwatsonbb

Supposed to be common in Tassie, saw my first last week, could not get photos like your, love them, and they do look a little different colour than ours to, ours are definenately darker.
Thanks for the great shots!

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Tue, 06/08/2013 - 16:42

rawshorty

Excellent shots, Shoop.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Tue, 06/08/2013 - 16:52

Elsie

Wow! so beautiful, well done Shoop

Tue, 06/08/2013 - 20:31

pacman

Araminta wrote:

Do they look different in WA? I haven't noticed that light blue colour before, here they look a lot darker. Do you think it's their breeding plumage? Any idea?

M-L, the SW of WA birds are a different race, ie race bellus, the main differentiating feature is a blue breast; the widespread form is race melanotus, ie the one that we see; I tried to attach a pic form Rockingham, WA but Shoop's is better