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Flasher
delia todd

Flasher (Porphyrio melanotus)

There was a swamphen at the edge of the lake, who seemed to be doing a bit of display, flicking his tail up and down, exposing brilliant white undertail coverts.

This picture just shows it in the nearly fully up position.
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Habitat
Wetland areas
Location
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, Queensland
Date taken
3 October 2019
Scientific name
Porphyrio melanotus
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode Continuous
KC Foggin
Supporter
Rarely do we see that white undertail section.

Very nicely captured illustrating that white undertail girl!
 
bievreJJ
excellent photo of this impressive swamphen, Delia, and interesting behaviour, top notch, many tfs!!!
 
Stanley Jones
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He was certainly showing off to some other Swamphen. Fabulous capture and picture D. Marvelous behavioral shot!
 
Doc Duck
Huh! I wonder what that means in this bird's "language" ... Made for a good photo op, whatever the reason |=)|
 

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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