Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult — Copy forbidden without prior authorization. © Frédéric Pelsy

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. : frpe151959
Author : F. Pelsy
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Oct
Country : Madagascar (ma)
Region : Boeny
Place : Reserve Naturelle de l' Ankarafantsika
Lat. : 16° 8' 59'' South
Lng. : 47° 1' 18'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/1250 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no