YaniDubin

Fantail in the willow

Fantail in the willow

One of my favourite New Zealand native birds. These small insectivores seem 'friendly', flittering about near passersby, gathering up the bugs they at...
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One of my favourite New Zealand native birds. These small insectivores seem 'friendly', flittering about near passersby, gathering up the bugs they attract-disturb. They use their splendid fan-like tail (can't see it here as is folded away) to deftly manoeuvre in search of their prey.

You really have to look carefully to see what is likely a mosquito in his beak (striped legs protruding).
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/0 ISO 160 Shutter 1/200 sec. Focal Length 360.0 mm

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Feb, 2016

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Peer Award

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