Swamphen in Flight
I got a kick out of reading about the Grey-headed Swamphen in Wikipedia: “The grey-headed swamphen was introduced to North America in the late 1990s due to avicultural escapes in the Pembroke Pines, Florida area. State wildlife biologists attempted to eradicate the birds, but they have multiplied and can now be found in many areas of central and southern Florida. Ornithological authorities consider it likely that the swamphen will become an established part of Florida's avifauna.” Well, those authorities were certainly right as these guys are seem pretty much omnipresent in wetland areas in the parts of southern and central Florida that I regularly explore. Fortunately, they are good looking. (Grey-headed or Purple Swamphen – Porphyrio poliocephalus) (Sony a1M2, 400mm lens with 1.4 extender providing 560mm, 1/2000 second, f/4, ISO 1250)
Swamphen in Flight
I got a kick out of reading about the Grey-headed Swamphen in Wikipedia: “The grey-headed swamphen was introduced to North America in the late 1990s due to avicultural escapes in the Pembroke Pines, Florida area. State wildlife biologists attempted to eradicate the birds, but they have multiplied and can now be found in many areas of central and southern Florida. Ornithological authorities consider it likely that the swamphen will become an established part of Florida's avifauna.” Well, those authorities were certainly right as these guys are seem pretty much omnipresent in wetland areas in the parts of southern and central Florida that I regularly explore. Fortunately, they are good looking. (Grey-headed or Purple Swamphen – Porphyrio poliocephalus) (Sony a1M2, 400mm lens with 1.4 extender providing 560mm, 1/2000 second, f/4, ISO 1250)