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Purple Gallinule
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Purple Gallinule

by Philip Hodgkins

Category: AvianAdded July 10, 20061,361 views

Chicken-like Marsh Birds

Keywords: Gallinule, purple, wader

A chicken-size bird with outsize feet, enabling it to walk on lily pads. A denizen of coastal fresh-water marshes. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. Nikon D200 with 80-400mm VR zoom, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 400, 7/5/06, 8:15 AM.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No