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Purple Swamphen
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Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

Australian BirdsBirdsMacquarie MarshesMonkeygar CreekNSWPorphyrio porphyrioPurple SwamphenRails Crakes Swamphens CootRallidae

  • Common Bronzewing
  • Common Bronzewing
  • Silver-crowned Friarbird - Friar Bird in a Boab Tree. Early morning at Emma Gorge Resort. It would have been a great shot if it was sharp.
  • Noisy Friarbird - Notice the wart on its nose which gives the Friarbird its name. It appears to be holding an insect in its beak.
  • Noisy Friarbird)
  • Little Friarbird
  • White-cheeked Honeyeater
  • New Holland Honeyeater
  • Royal Spoonbills - Spoonbills standing in Monkeygar Creek at the Gibson Way crossing. Unfortunately, this is now one the few places where a casual tourist can get a glimpse of the beauty of the Macquarie Marshes.
  • Chrimson Rosella
  • Crimson Rosella
  • Eastern Rosella
  • Tawny Frogmouth - on our front pergola
  • Grey-crowned Babbler
  • Grey-crowned Babbler - My guess is that this is a juvenile Grey-crowned Babbler with full plumage yet to develop
  • Grey-crowned Babbler - Enjoying a drink from a bowl lovingly placed under a dripping tap in the camp ground
  • Purple Swamphen
  • Red-rumped Parrots - female & male
  • Eastern Whipbird - Male
  • Spotted Bowerbird - Note the purple patch on its nape
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