Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)

This little guy really loved the lettuce we brought to feed to the turtles. The turtles didn't touch it, but the Swamphens couldn't get enough!

Sandgate, Queensland, Australia

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So, y'all got any more of that ah... lettuce?

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)

Sandgate, Queensland, Australia

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The elusive #bigfoot, sneaking along the reed bed

Purple Swamphen / Purpurhuhn (Chia, Sardinia)

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Australasian Swamphen / Purple Swamphen

Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville, Victoria, Australia

What can I say, I'm a sensationalist

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Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)

Keith Boden Wetlands, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia - May 2025

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Swamp hen

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Grassy beak, take a peek

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Looking up

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