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Shining Flycatcher
This adult female is literally a shining example of extreme sexual dimorphism. The male is completely iridescent blue-black and much harder to photograph. Found in a variety of wet habitats, loves monsoon forest, coastal scrub and especially mangroves in the Darwin area.
Habitat
Coastal beach fringed with trees, bushes and mangroves
Location
Lee Point, Darwin, Australia
Date taken
31.10.17
Scientific name
Myiagra alecto
Equipment used
Canon 1DX + 300mm F4 + 1.4x extender
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Opus Editor
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A beautiful image of this female and a species we don't see all that often in the Gallery Chris.
 
Staff member
Opus Editor
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OMG Chris!!! A cracking pair of pictures of your flycatcher.

I think both of them are improvements on the current Opus images, so I'll upload them to the article shortly.

A cracking find for you lad - very well done.
 

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