Tag Archives: Australasian Swamphen

This week I bring you a purple bird of the marshes, the Australasian Swamphen, or if you live in New Zealand, the Pūkeko. These guys are basically the chickens of the waterways. They are large, plump and like to hang out on the ground. But they are also purple, have a strange red shield on theirContinue reading “Bird 327 – Australasian Swamphen”