Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea
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The Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The European populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa

Gallery : © Gerhard Theron
Website : Nature Photography

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Purple Heron

Sex :
Plumage : Third year
Reference: geth25520

Geographic range

Date taken : 0 Dec
Geographic data
Country : (Gauteng)
Region : Marievale
Place : sf60609
Latitude : 0° 0' 0'' North
Longitude : 26° 22' 42'' West

Exif data
Model : 640
Exposure : Canon EOS 20D s
Aperture : 1/1000
Focal : 5.6 mm
Iso : 700
Flash :

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