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Black-tailed Native-hen
peterday

Black-tailed Native-hen (Tribonyx ventralis)

Normally these birds are among the shyest, and run off the moment they see you even if you're 50 yards away. These have become more accustomed to people, I think, since Laratinga is very popular with walkers.
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Habitat
Wetland
Location
Laratinga Wetland, South Australia
Date taken
15/02/2021
Scientific name
Tribonyx ventralis
Equipment used
Canon EOS 90D with Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS II USM + 2.0 extender 111
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KC Foggin
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Appears to be gracefully prancing along.

A beautiful close up image of this Native-hen Peter and captured beautifully as well guy!
 
Danielbirdwatcher
Kits, you took the words out of my mouth lol. That bird has a purpose and no doubt will succeed! Look how confident he is. Great capture.
 
Stanley Jones
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Great close-up and a marvelous low camera close-up. I love that tail standing up with marvelous eye contact. Top-marks Peter! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
peterday
Date added
View count
737
Comment count
18

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/4000 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
1905 Native-hen, Black-tailed 10c.jpg
File size
205 KB
Date taken
Mon, 15 February 2021 3:51 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 819px

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