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Willie Wagtail on lotus pod
Doc Duck

Willie Wagtail on lotus pod (Rhipidura leucophrys)

Someone asked yesterday whether the Willie Wagtail was perched on a poppy bud. Here's that same shot cropped closer. Lotus seed pods do look somewhat like poppy buds, but this was definitely lotus.
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Habitat
freshwater wetland
Location
Fogg Dam, NT, Australia
Date taken
20 Aug 2018
Scientific name
Rhipidura leucophrys
Equipment used
D90, 80-400
delia todd
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Yeah.... they do look like poppy seedheads, don't they Ann.

That's another super waggie picture you've taken lass - well done.
 
B
a beautiful closeup, Ann!!! he's really nicely posing for you on this lotus bud!!! top job, many tfs!!!
 

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