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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Description:

Large heron almost a meter in height. Wingspan is about 150 cm. But very light in weight. Very harsh sounding call. Stands very still for a long time to catch it's prey.

Habitat:

Spotted in connection with a water bird census in paddy fields of a district in Kerala, India.

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4 Comments

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 3 years ago

Thank you doctor..

DrNamgyalTSherpa
DrNamgyalTSherpa 3 years ago

Sunny, another fab photography!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 3 years ago

Thank you Mark..

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 3 years ago

Stunning shots SunnyJ

sunnyjosef
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sunnyjosef

Thrissur, Kerala, India

Spotted on Jan 3, 2021
Submitted on Jan 7, 2021

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