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Monday, 25 May 2009

Purple Swamphen

This Purple Swamphen seemed to be out of his element, in a tree rather than on the ground.
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Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

My feet don't seem right for walking in tree tops.

Oh No! What now? Where to go?

There is nothing left but to jump!
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14 comments:

  1. mick25 May 2009 at 16:59

    A very nice series of photos.

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  2. Neil25 May 2009 at 17:31

    Thanks Mick and get well soon.

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  3. Kelly25 May 2009 at 22:46

    ...he does look a bit gangly up there! Your comment on the last shot made me laugh! Nice series...

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  4. Neil26 May 2009 at 11:57

    Thanks Kelly it is nice to be able to make people laugh.

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  5. Vickie26 May 2009 at 12:15

    Fun bird. He does look a little out of place dancing in the tree tops. Nice images.

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  6. Arija26 May 2009 at 12:46

    Fun post and what beautiful outstretched wing!

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  7. Neil26 May 2009 at 12:59

    Thank you Vickie And Arija for your comments.

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  8. Amy26 May 2009 at 14:51

    A swamphen in a tree? That's just not right. Haha! Nice series of shots, that last one made me laugh too. Look out below!

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  9. Bob Kaufman27 May 2009 at 02:22

    Interesting series of shots, Neil. Indeed unusual for a swamphen to be up in a tree.

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  10. Neil27 May 2009 at 16:50

    Thanks Amy, Bob & Cynthia very unusual for them to be in trees.

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  11. gwendolen27 May 2009 at 19:35

    Love the last shot.

    Very cool to see a swamphen in a tree. Maybe it was looking for greener swamps?

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  12. Neil28 May 2009 at 17:19

    Hi Gwendolen I thought it may have been because of all the rain we were supposed to get

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  13. Anonymous28 May 2009 at 20:12

    I can't saw that I have ever seen one of our Moorhens in a tree. What a great catch! I too love the last one. "Look out below!"

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  14. Neil29 May 2009 at 09:42

    Thanks behindthebins.

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