Bird in the Reeds

Three good things happened on my walk home this afternoon ( to adopt a friend's @happypat, nice habit):
1/ I saw this Pukeko (porphyrio) in the undergrowth by a bridge and this time my camera could shoot it clearly - good light!
2/- I found a $5 note on the side of the road!
3/- I said, Hello to a woman in her very tidy garden and got a smile!

The pukeko is also called the purple swamp hen and I heard its high querulous notes as I passed.

[Vee]

Red White and Blue! Love it! What an amazing bird!

[richard saffold]

i don't think we have these here.

[Kerri]

Beautiful bird

[Maggiemae]

No, don't think so, @chard Richard. There are 15 sub species found elsewhere in the world but not the States.

[Deb]

Beautiful colors!

[Rick Schies]

Well it sounds like your day was filled with all kinds of rewards.

[👑 AnaZad]

First time I see this bird. Nice colors.
Good things happened to you, but I like the last one best :)

[Jan K]

Gorgeous bird - another I had not heard off. How wonderful it is to see Flora and Fauna from around the world from everyone here.

[Jo]

I have never heard of these birds, so thankyou for introducing him/her to us. And you probably made a lady feel very happy after complimenting her - and you can enjoy a cup of coffee!!!

[Gena Pegg]

I so enjoy seeing the flora and fauna from around the world as well!! Fabulous shot!!! Thanks for sharing!

[Tony]

Nicely captured, they are most elusive.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Beryl Lloyd]

Well done you Maggiemae for introducing us to an unknown bird to us !!
Nicely captured-- looks as if he is on the run !!

[Maggiemae]

@beryl this tail flick showing the white, means he is aware of me!

[Maggiemae]

@anazad511 it is the only human interaction I had- you are right, Ana!

[Maggiemae]

@eyesmile so do I, Gena so bring it on!

[Arthur Loosley]

Thanks from me too, for this introduction to a species I've never seen.

[Richard]

great capture.

[Nat]

Gorgeous. You've captured the blue perfectly.

[Maggiemae]

@natr yes, Nat, the blue is almost a lovely peacock blue!

[Anatoly]

Nice shot! Of all three events of you I would take the first as a very lucky one for me... The third is also good... The second... hmm... I would buy food for this pretty bird... It depends, of course.

[Julian]

I love pukekos - they're quite comical. I think they used them in some TV adverts in NZ a few years ago.

[Julian]

The advert is now on youtube of course http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghGPbuqj2As

[katy]

Nice shot of this unusual (to me ) bird. You had some great light for it and he looks so pretty against the green grass

[❀ Lynn]

Obviously somehow related to the Coots/Moorhens found in Canada/US...the colours are wonderful and the light really makes them stand out!
What a lucky day for you!

[Arefin]

beautiful bird and shot! i love the colors here!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's so colorful! It reminds me of some of the pheasants we have around here. Good shot!

[Mike Pittman]

Hawaii has a cousin of that one that I got a decent shot of last January. Great capture.

[tony gig]

A beautiful bird Maggie and lovely lighting. Wonderful capture.

[Yvonne]

What a beautiful bird. Lovely light, Maggiemae. It's wonderful to stop and think of the GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPEN. You ALWAYS have such a positive attitude--one of the things I really enjoy about you ; )

[Bep]

Gorgeous! I've never seen a bird like this before.

[Pat Knowles]

Oh goody maggiemae I love to read three good things..welcome to the club, warning some days you have to try VERY hard to think of any but then you realise how lucky you are just to see a smile !! Lovely Pukeko, always a welcome sight in NZ !

[Chris]

You should buy a lottery ticket quickly!

[Michael Elliott]

Wonderful little diamond in the rough.

[Loopy-Lou]

Beautiful bird, wonderful shot!

[Mary Downing Hahn]

What amazing colors -- great capture. Definitely a very good day!

[Emma Durnford]

Oh I really love these birds. They are like our coots but so much bigger and brighter - lovely (their feet are massive as well!).

[Michelle C.]

That is a beautiful bird! You had a great day! Wonderful!

[Mickey Anderson]

love that shade of Blue ,What an interesting bird!

[Elizabeth]

Beautiful. He kind of looks like a pheasant. Don't ya' just love finding money? :)

[Juliette Packham]

very cool - and I like your 3 things...always nice when a smile is returned...

[Cathy]

These fellas are actually difficult to capture, they move too fast. This is a great capture. Well done

[Barbara Sue]

Great shot of an amazing looking bird! I like your 3 good things, especially about the smile. I try to do that a lot.

[Leonie Mogridge]

Beautiful birds. There are lots of them near my sisters place in Queensland. Paul calls them poo kickers!!