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Swamphens and Coots

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Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
KZ2L2053-1000x750.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race) 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5D2 + 500 F4 L IS, ISO 3200, bean bag, manual exposure in available light, 75 % of full frame, processed and resized to 1200x800]
IMG_0443-1200x800.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5D2 + 500 F4 L IS, ISO 3200, bean bag, manual exposure in available light, 75 % of full frame, processed and resized to 1200x800]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_0081-1000x750.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_0091-900x675.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + stacked Canon/Tamron 1.4x TCs, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]
IMG_7831-1000x750.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[40D + 500 f4 L IS + stacked Canon/Tamron 1.4x TCs, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
KZ2L3192-1000x750.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Swamphen (immature)

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag, uncropped full frame]
KZ2L1452-1200x800.jpg

Purple Swamphen (immature)

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag, uncropped full frame]

Purple Swamphen (immature) 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_6006-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen (immature)

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]
IMG_5634-1000x750.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]
IMG_5623-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
KZ2L9552-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_0576.JPG

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_0574.JPG

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_8917.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_8826-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_4153-800x800.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race) 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, 5D2 + 500 F4 L IS + stacked Canon 2x/1.4x TCs, 1400 mm, f/22, Manfrotto 516 video head/475B tripod, grabbed from 1080p video capture, processed and resized to 1280x720]
MVI_3655-1280x720.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, 5D2 + 500 F4 L IS + stacked Canon 2x/1.4x TCs, 1400 mm, f/22, Manfrotto 516 video head/475B tripod, grabbed from 1080p video capture, processed and resized to 1280x720]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[[1DM2 + Sigmonster, tripod/gimbal head]
KZ2L9187-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[[1DM2 + Sigmonster, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
KZ2L4879-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Eurasian Coot 

Scientific name - Fulica atra 

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes. 

[350D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, manual focus, tripod/gimbal head]
IMG_5204-1000x750.jpg

Eurasian Coot

Scientific name - Fulica atra

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes.

[350D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, manual focus, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_1562-1200x900.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_1480-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen (pullus or downy young)

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_2027-800x640.jpg

Purple Swamphen (pullus or downy young)

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen (3 pulli with adult) 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_2063-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen (3 pulli with adult)

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held, resized full frame]
KZ2L3397-1200x800-FF.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held, resized full frame]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held]
KZ2L3374-1000x750.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held, processed 100% crop]
KZ2L3395-1000x750-100crop.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held, processed 100% crop]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race) 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held]
KZ2L3392-1200x900.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held, processed 100% crop]
KZ2L3397-800x600_100crop.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus (endemic race)

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 100-400 IS, hand held, processed 100% crop]

Purple Swamphen 

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio 

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. 

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, captured AFTER SUNSET, cropped, processed and resized]
IMG_1780-1050x700.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PHILIPPINES, 5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, captured AFTER SUNSET, cropped, processed and resized]

Eurasian Coot 

Scientific name - Fulica atra 

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_5939-800x600.jpg

Eurasian Coot

Scientific name - Fulica atra

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Eurasian Coot

Scientific name - Fulica atra

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes. 

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_3650-800x600.jpg

Eurasian Coot

Scientific name - Fulica atra

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra, migrant) 

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes. 

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, January 22, 2011, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, bean bag.
IMG_6235-1500x1000.jpg

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in inland bodies of open water, lakes and marshes.

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, January 22, 2011, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, bean bag.