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 So i am currently living on the South Island in New Zealand and just recently over the X-mas break took a trip up to the north island. I managed to stay for three weeks with some friends up in Auckland. They were bird photography enthusiasts as well so we got out shooting a few times.This was one of my favourite species i shot on my North Island adventures. Just loved those wattles. My first time seeing a species with wattles. The perch it is on is flax, and they feed on it in the spring when it flowers. The yellow colouration on the forehead is the pollen from the flax flower.
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by clement on Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:53 am
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WOW what an awesome looking species this and such a great image of it..
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by GHAMILTON on Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:42 am
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Great capture of this beautiful and interesting bird. Love the coloration on its back and rump.
 

by Jan Wegener on Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:52 am
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what an awesome looking bird Mike!
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by Gene Gwin on Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:57 am
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Mike, Beautiful bird and perch. Especially nice background.
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by Denis55 on Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:18 am
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What an awesome species,and you did it justice,with this fabulous capture,Michael!
 

by RLK on Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:25 am
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Perfect pose and detail and you couldn't have chosen a better background color-wise for this bird.

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by WOlf38 on Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:00 am
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Beautiful looking bird.
 Very well done and TFS!
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Mar 01, 2017 2:36 pm
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Wow what a cool bird and a great shot.
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by LynnS on Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:28 pm
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Mike, great capture of this unusual (to me) species with those flashy wattles, love the straddled pose and lovely BG.  Interesting info about the flax and the pollen colored head - beautiful work.
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by Carol Clarke on Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:38 pm
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Beautiful bird and shot!
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by Karl Egressy on Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:17 pm
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Great looking bird Mike, well captured.
 

by Mike Wooding on Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:20 am
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Super pose and background...wonderful presentation of this striking species...great stuff, Mike
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by Arindam Bhattacharya on Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:00 am
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wow. one of the best of the species. wonderful capture. never get a good chance to photographed them. gr8 stuff.
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Gorgeous image, Mike. Great color, composition, and pose! A new species for me, so thanks for posting.
 

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Beautiful image of this lovely bird.
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Perfect composition; interesting subject.
 

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