2478 Muddy Water

Male Phaenopepla on a stick, bending very to drink the very muddy water left in the tank. Note the mud on the bill. Highway Tank, Ajo. Arizona, USA. 4 March 2018

 

2018-19: Did not place in CAPA but scored 22.5 in Nature

 

Photo of the slough's water level at flic.kr/p/23pBgLg

Photos of moth at flic.kr/p/F7CCTr and flic.kr/p/24GXkc1

Phaenopeplas taken a few days later with even less water at flic.kr/p/GPo8NN

Done