Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult breeding

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  • 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. : stan242904
Author :
oiseaux balades
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2010 May
Country : Romania (ro)
Region : Tulcea County
Place : Delta du Danube Delta du Danube
Lat. : 45° 12' 18'' North
Lng. : 29° 20' 30'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Exposure : 1/1600 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 400 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : no