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Poaka defensive display

This series of shots shows a poaka (pied stilt - himantopus himantopus) exhibiting its defensive display. The bird's prancing and wing flapping simulates an injured bird and draws the predator's attention away from its nest or chicks.

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Uploaded on November 16, 2013
Taken on November 16, 2013