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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Description:

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; the more northerly Asian populations also migrate further south within Asia. It is a rare but regular wanderer north of its breeding range.(wikipedia)

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40 Comments (1–25)

PrakashPB
PrakashPB 9 years ago

Nice shot....

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 10 years ago

I saw it on FB but not here before.. This is one of my favorite wildlife pictures ever!

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Oh my! Timing is everything...great!!!!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow! Superb! Belated congrats Hemant.

Kellyspubvista
Kellyspubvista 11 years ago

Such a beautiful bird!!!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Congratulations on spot of the day!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Great spotting! A belated congratulations, Hemant!

Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 11 years ago

Awesome!
U should put it on the mission: Global Flight!

AdamBT
AdamBT 11 years ago

Very nice shots, congrats!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Wonderful photos Hemant!

Carol Milne
Carol Milne 11 years ago

Congratulations on spot of the day! This is awesome!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Awesome spot! Congrats!

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago

Congratulations ! great spotting

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Congratulations; beautiful series!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Congratulations for the SoTD, it is well deserved, of course.

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 11 years ago

Amazing pictures Hemant!

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 11 years ago

:) thank you friends n project noah :)

EvelynWilson
EvelynWilson 11 years ago

Stunning photographs!

Great capture Hemant,congrats on the SOTD,thanks for sharing

KimChampagne
KimChampagne 11 years ago

Beautiful and congrats.....:)

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

great series and wonderful sotd!!!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Fabulous! Congrats!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Indescribably beautiful! Congratulations on the SOTD!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Congratulations Hemant!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Congratulations !! wow what a spotting !!

HemantKumar
Spotted by
HemantKumar

Andhra Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jan 18, 2013
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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