ada

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) Keith Boden Wetlands, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia #Australia #Queensland #Brisbane #wetlands #animalphotography #bird #Gruiformes #Rallidae #iNaturalist #Olympus #porphyrioMelanotus #AustralasianSwamphen #OMSystems #OM1MarkII #OLYMPUSM300mmF4 #darktable #Meanjin

1 week ago
@rupert@mastodon.nz

@ada We call them pūkeko over here.They're born with what look like full sized feet. Evolution has a sense of humour, sometimes.

1 week ago
ada

I saw lots of pukekos in Aotearoa in February! I was hoping to see Takahē too, but no luck!

1 week ago