These Western Purple Swamphens are generally seasonal breeders, correlating with peak rainfall in many places or summer in more temperate climates. It breeds in warm reed beds. Pairs nest in a large pad of interwoven reed flags etc. This photo was taken on my Nikon D5200 camera, using Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm(4.5-5.6G)lens. The Image Size 1.9MB, Dimensions 2908*1993 pixels, Flash Not Used, Focal Length 300mm, Expo. Time 0.00025(1/4000), Aperture 4.97, F-f/5.6, ISO 280, Metering Mode Center Weighted.