Purple Heron (adult) perched on a branch

Near Robert's Camp, Lake Baringo, Rift Valley province, Kenya (August 2010)

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Purple Heron / Internet Bird Collection
Purple Heron / Bird Forum
Ardea purpurea / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea / BirdLife International