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Tui testosterone

A large male tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) fluffing himself up and singing loudly to assert his territorial dominance as his mate flies in to join him in feeding on nectar from the flowers of a waratah. Their effectiveness as pollinators is clearly evident in the form of yellow pollen - probably flax - around the base of the bills of both birds.

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Uploaded on November 3, 2018