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Swan River’s Australian Darter

February 5, 2015 by andy

An Australian Darter on the bank of Perth's Swan River spreads its wings to dry in the sun.

I photographed this Australian Darter (sometimes called snakebird) drying its wings in the sun on the bank of Perth’s Swan River. I moved in close at ground level to the Darter and from a few feet away managed to get this shot. I was totally focused on slowly getting in close without disturbing the bird […]

Filed Under: Australia, Birds, Blog, Nature, Perth Tagged With: australia, australian darter, birds, drying wings, nature, perth, swan river

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