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This species is interesting because they side migrate between
Australia and New Zealand (rather than a more traditional north-south route). Some start switching to breeding plumage here before flying back to New Zealand. This is the best image I managed to get of one in breeding plumage after a
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Yeah, me too - it is cropped a whole lot. Its a small bird, and 20-25m is about as close as they are comfortable with.
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number of attempts. I haven't managed a good non-breeding shot this year.
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Very good, it would be even better if the resolution was higher.
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