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Exploring
delia todd

Exploring (Porphyrio melanotus)

There was a board walk around a reed bed, so of course we had to go and look.

We were joined by an Australasian Swamphen, also checking it out.
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Habitat
Swampy area in city nature park
Location
Herdsman Lake, Perth, Western Australia
Date taken
18 November, 2019
Scientific name
Porphyrio melanotus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Macswede
Lucky you chose to explore the boardwalk at the same time as the Swamphen, Delia! Otherwise you wouldn't have got this great shot.
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
299
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
143.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Australasian Swamphen 18 November 2019.jpg
File size
478.4 KB
Date taken
Mon, 18 November 2019 8:45 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1253px

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