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Australasian Darter
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Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)

The Australasian darter is a slim bird measuring 86–94 cm (34–37 in) long with a snakelike slender neck. The male has black plumage with a white streak down the side of its head and neck, while the female has white underparts. (Wikipedia)
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Habitat
Typical habitat is freshwater or brackish wetlands more than 0.5 m deep with fallen trees or logs and vegetated banks; less commonly, darters are found in inland saltwater environments. The Australasian darter is found in the lowlands of New Guinea, New Britain, the Moluccas and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is found across Australia, though not in the Great Sandy or Great Victoria Deserts or Nullarbor Plain,..[10] It is an uncommon vagrant to Tasmania.(Wikipedia)
Location
Hillarys Boat Harbour, Western Australia
Date taken
27.12.23
Scientific name
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Equipment used
Panasonic TZ80
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Quite the poser for me this morning, bending and twisting his neck and showing his tail feathers.

Seasonal greeting to all members

Patrick
 
BenjiS
Lovely shot of this beautiful darter with wings outstretched Himself, TFS!

Seasonal Greetings to you too!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
Himself
Date added
View count
179
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-TZ80
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
47.5 mm
Exposure time
1/160 second(s)
ISO
80
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_8710.jpeg
File size
1.8 MB
Date taken
Wed, 27 December 2023 11:19 AM
Dimensions
2927px x 1951px

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