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African Swamphen
Oregonian

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)

Habitat
Papyrus Swamp
Location
Mabamba Swamp, Entebbe, Uganda
Date taken
November 11, 2022
Scientific name
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Equipment used
Panasonic DC-FZ80
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/200 sec; f/5.6 (all automatic)
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Reactions: Daniesser, Fritz73, Joe H and 2 others
Joe H
Great bird and picture. My first thought was that it looked like a New Zealand Takahe.
 

Media information

Category
Africa
Added by
Oregonian
Date added
View count
257
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DC-FZ80
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
107.6 mm
Exposure time
1/200 second(s)
ISO
80
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
P1130822.JPG
File size
9.6 MB
Date taken
Fri, 11 November 2022 12:42 AM
Dimensions
4896px x 3672px

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