Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult, identification, feeding habits, Behaviour

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  • identification
  • feeding habits
  • comportement
  • adult
  • 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. : alch179780
Author :
Naturissima
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2015 Mar
Country : Switzerland (sz)
Region : Geneva
Place : Etang Géroudet Teppes du Biolay Etang Géroudet Teppes du Biolay
Lat. : 46° 10' 5'' North
Lng. : 6° 0' 36'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D4S
Exposure : 1/1000 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 360

Flash : no