Saturday, September 12, 2015

Purple Swamphen at Jakkur Lake, Bangalore

Jakkur Lake in north Bangalore you can come across some colorful birds. 



One among them is Purple Swamphen. These birds have bright plumage and red bill and a large frontal shield. They have red eyes.



They prefer wet areas such as swamps, lake edges and damp pastures. They are often seen in pairs and larger communities. 



They feed on tender shoots and vegetable-like matter, eggs, small fish. 

21 comments:

  1. Lovely bird. Have a lovely weekend

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  2. Beautiful metallic colours. Those big feet are amazing.

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  3. Wonderful captures on the bird and their legs seem to support them great venturing the vegetation.

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  4. Those are pretty birds.

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  5. Interesting bird! Thanks for telling us about it.

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  6. Lovely birds , Nice captures

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  7. -`✺´-
    Preciosos!!! Ótimos clicks!!!

    Uma boa semana, cheia de surpresas agradáveis!
    Beijinhos.
    -`✿´-

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  8. Cool bird, love that funny walk!
    ~

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  10. Thanks for sharing photos of your travels - always enjoy seeing them.
    Thanks for stopping by.

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  11. The legs and feet are fascinating.

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  12. That's a cool looking bird.

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  13. These are wonderful birds.

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  14. A really interesting looking bird! Love the last shot, looks like it's running!

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  15. What a great looking bird.

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  16. Lovely & Beautiful place to visit in weekend !!

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  17. Haven't heard of this lake. Where is it?

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  18. This is in Bangalore.

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