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Happy Wing Wednesday everyone! It was lovely watching these darters at Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve recently!
A darter sits very patiently, whilst a strange looking human scrapes his knees on the gravel to inch closer. Not done alot of macro this summer.
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.
Is this "Cupid's Dart" ? If it isn't, it should be, Shirley. It's a lovely little thing.
It may also be a variant called Alba, which might mean it's Scottish but probably doesn't, as alba can also be white, (or dawn) in Latin; I expect it's that. Anyway, lovely, as I said.
If it's not, please tell me kindly.
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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.
The Australasian darter or Australian darter is a species of bird in the darter family, Anhingidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It weighs around 2.6 kg and spans 86–94 cm in length. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Anhinga novaehollandiae
Higher classification: Darter
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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.
1960 Dodge Dart coupe. Taken at the 2010 New South Wales All American Day, held at Castle Towers Shopping Centre, Castle Hill, Sydney.
African darter (Anhinga rufa) also known as the snakebird.
Size: ±80 cm long.
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Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
27 September 2018
Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
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Found on a small nature reserve on the Saint Asaph business park, I first saw them in 2019, they remain a rarity in North Wales with very few records but they are slowly moving northwards and westwards. Distinguished from the common darter by the waisted blood red abdomen, all black legs and black line down the frons - seen in the second photo.
August 2019 - the month of not many dragonflies for me. At least this darter brightened things up a bit
Sympetrum striolatum
📷 - Rushmere Common/Heath
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Black Darter - Pair mating - nice to confirm breeding of the smallest UK Dragonfly on my regular patch today. Its only my second record of the species and the first time I have a confirmed pair on the site. Although these are classed as common , locally they are very few and far between ,with the only other guaranteed site I know is Risley Moss, so nice to see and photograph :)