Life bird: PURPLE GALLINULE!!! - a photo on Flickriver

            These glamour-rails have been high on my wish list for a very, very long time, and I saw and photographed one for an entire second!!!  AND with twenty birders present, I was the one to spot the rarity!  Hah!

Smith Oaks Preserve, High Island, Texas.  April, 2024.

Taken on: April 15, 2024

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Camera: Nikon COOLPIX P950, f/6.3, 1/320 sec, 268mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon COOLPIX P950
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	268mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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