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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) This bird reminds me of the bird, Kevin, from the pixar movie: "Up"

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  • A Double-crested Cormorant (<i>Phalacrocorax auritus</i>) taking a mid-afternoon nap.
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  • Who doesn't love a pink bird?! Roseate Spoonbill (<i>Platalea ajaja</i>) from the southern tip of the Florida mainland.
  • The air plants (<i>Tillandsia fasciculata</i>) in this Everglades cypress dome provide excellent camouflage for a Barred Owl (<i>Strix varia</i>).
  • Double-crested Cormorant (<i>Phalacrocorax auritus</i>)
  • Profile photograph of an Anhinga (<i>Anhinga anhinga</i>))
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (<i>Melanerpes carolinus</i>) Key Largo, Florida
  • American Flamingo in the Florida Everglades<br /> July 2013
  • American Flamingo in the Florida Everglades<br /> July 2013
  • Black-necked Stilt (<I>Himantopus mexicanus</i>) chick on tidal mudflats Everglades National Park, Florida July 2013
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  • Common Gallinule (<i>Gallinula galeata</i>), formally called the Common Moorhen Delray, Florida July 2013
  • Green Heron (<i>Butorides virescens</i>) from the Nine-mile Pond system in the Florida Everglades.
  • Glossy Ibis (<i>Plegadis falcinellus</i>) hiding in the reeds
  • In this area of the Everglades the Glossy Ibis (<i>Plegadis falcinellus</i>) is far more secretive than its relative the White Ibis. It can been seen here trying to escape from my oncoming kayak.
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  • A pair of Roseate Spoonbills (<i>Platalea ajaja</i>) feeding alongside American Egrets (<i>Ardea alba</i>), Northern Shovelers (<i>Anas clypeata</i>), Green-winged Teals (<i>Anas carolinensis</i>), Blue-winged Teals (<i>Anas discors</i>), and American Coots (<i>Fulica americana</i>).
  • Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
  • Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
  • This Barred Owl (<i>Strix varia</i>) was photographed in a cypress dome in the Florida Everglades.
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