New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) ENDEMIC

Posted by unozig on Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:44 pm

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There are two colour forms or ‘morphs’ of fantail, with the more common pied morph occurring throughout its range, and the black morph comprising up to 5% of the South Island

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by Ron Day on Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:58 pm

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Nice pose and detail, Zig. And I like the clean complementary background. A slight head turn in your direction would have been nice. Good job!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:45 pm

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A sweet view of this little beauty, a slight head turn towards you would have been better, but still nice as shown. Are they little 'whiskers' showing around the base of the beak?

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by unozig on Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:21 pm

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Carol Clarke wrote:A sweet view of this little beauty, a slight head turn towards you would have been better, but still nice as shown. Are they little 'whiskers' showing around the base of the beak?

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Yes indeed.

The fantail is one of New Zealand’s best known birds, with its distinctive fanned tail and loud song, and particularly because it often approaches within a metre or two of people.

Hence no need to crop with my 7D II + 400mm combo

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:29 am

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Thanks, its nice when wildlife is so trusting around us, and you got a nice shot.

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