Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult breeding, identification, Behaviour

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  • identification
  • comportement
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Garza imperial
  • garça-vermelha
  • Purpurreiher
  • Ardea purpurea
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Purple Heron

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : alch106232
Author :
Naturissima
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2011 Apr
Country : Spain (sp)
Region : Catalonia
Place : La Tancada La Tancada
Lat. : 40° 38' 54'' North
Lng. : 0° 45' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
Exposure : 1/500 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no