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Male bellbird in the salvia

Male bellbird in the salvia

Male Anthornis melanura (bellbird, kÅmako, korimako) on what I am guessing must be Salvia confertiflora (red velvet sage, harvest sage, sabra spike sage). Th...
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Male Anthornis melanura (bellbird, kÅmako, korimako) on what I am guessing must be Salvia confertiflora (red velvet sage, harvest sage, sabra spike sage). The colour of the flowers complements his eye colour, and he his feather colour was a good match for some of the yellower leaves (though I ultimately cropped most of those out).

Mona Vale, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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NIKON D850

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Aperture 60/10 ISO 3200 Shutter 10/6400 Focal Length 5000/10

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Mar, 2020

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