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Apostle Bird sharing my sandwich
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Apostle Bird sharing my sandwich (Struthidea cinerea)

These are just terrific birds to watch. Heading up the James Cook Highway and stopped for a bite. Lots of birds in the backyard and they all enjoyed a bite.
Habitat
Savannah
Location
FNQ
Date taken
2017
Scientific name
Struthidea cinerea
Equipment used
Lumix Gx1 w 45-175
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Opus Editor
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..... so I guess there were 13 of them then David LOL.

That's a lovely feeding pose to capture, with some nice feather detail too.

Very well done lad.
 
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A beautiful closeup of this feasting Apostle Bird Mac! Beautifully captured.
 
Well Delia I'll have to find my shot of 5 of them nestled along a branch ...quite cute and illustrates the name - I suppose I could photoshop to 13 :D
Thanks all ...intriguing birds.
 
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Lol, it appears it does not care for the crust! Fabulous action and behavioral picture David! TFS with us and the bird!
 

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