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White-throated fantail flycatcher - Make a Nest

The fantail species of Australasia typically build a compact cup-shaped nest of vegetable fibre bound externally with spider web, with a ‘tail’ extending from the base. The discovery of an active Dimorphic Fantail Rhipidura brachyrhyncha nest in montane Papua New Guinea revealed an atypical nest externally composed of moss, but without a ‘tail’. The coloration and size of the egg were similar to those of other Australasian fantails. A clutch-size of one in montane fantail species and usu

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Camera Canon
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Focal Length 150mm
Shutter Speed 1/512
ISO 800
Date taken 05/06/2018 20:28
Date modified 05/06/2018 20:28
Exposure Bias 0.00
Aperture f/5.6

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