Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult breeding, close-up portrait

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  • close-up portrait
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Garza imperial
  • garça-vermelha
  • Purpurreiher
  • Ardea purpurea
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Purple Heron

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The picture

O.Net ref. : stbe143562
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2010 Apr
Country : France (fr)
Region : Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Place : La Camargue La Camargue
Lat. : 43° 34' 42'' North
Lng. : 4° 34' 42'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : PENTAX Corporation PENTAX K20D
Exposure : 1/1500 s

aperture : 4

Focal length : 600 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no