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Taken a couple of months ago during a visit to the Hunter Wetlands (Shortland, NSW; Australia); this Australasian Darter was drying itself and allowed me to capture this image - hope you like it!
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Dyeing dart frog a.k.a. Tinc poison frog
NB dyeing is NOT the same as dying. (-;
Dutch: Schildersgifkikker (Dendrobates tinctorius)
Happy Wing Wednesday everyone! It was lovely watching these darters at Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve recently!
This was taken on a Summer afternoon. The darter kept coming back to a tyre that is on the edge of the pond. The heat of the sun warming the tyre must have been pleasant to this little guy
Came across this Australasian darter in the Royal National Park recently. I was there trying to capture some Azure Kingfisher images, but this darter came along and kept fishing the area. So it wasn't a good day for Kingfisher photography at all.
The Australasian darter is a slim bird measuring 86–94 cm (34–37 in) long with a snakelike slender neck. The male has black plumage with a white streak down the side of its head and neck, while the female has white underparts.
Male Common Darter at Dunham Massey. There are plenty of these around at the moment and they stand out beautifully on the bracken.
Caught this Oriental Darter with its wings held open to dry after it had taken a dip in the water looking for fish. The bird was pretty close to where I was and surprisingly did not scoot off most probably because I did not get out of the car. It is never easy to get close to them due to their shy nature. It is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the Cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water. It spears the fish underwater, bringing it above the surface, tossing and juggling it before swallowing the fish head first. The body remains submerged as it swims, and the slender neck alone is visible above the water, which accounts for the colloquial name of Snakebird. The Oriental Darter is a member of the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to the American, African and Australasian darters. These were for sometime treated as subspecies of Anhinga Melanogaster. The Oriental Darter differs in appearance from American Darters most recognisably by its white lateral neck stripe. Clicked at the Chirakkal Chira, a man-made pond which is considered to be the largest in Asia. The 20th species I have identified so far at this pond.
My first darter for 2023 .
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This female Common Darter was obliging enough to pose in front of a Buddleia which provided a pleasing purple backdrop. Image taken at Treeton Dyke, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Ruddy Darter adopting the obelisk posture to minimise exposure to the hot sunshine on Crowle Moors nature reserve, Lincolnshire.