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Cryptic Honeyeater

Cryptic Honeyeater (Image ID 28690)
Photographed byIan Wilson on Thu 12th Oct, 2017 and uploaded on Sun 10th Dec, 2017 .
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ID28690
CommentThe decurved bill, blue-grey iris and bright yellow gape are some of the ID points that distinguish this species from Yellow-spotted Honeyeater. The 'plik' call of the Cryptic is unmistakable and a positive ID feature. This is race imatatrix (Mathews, 1912) found in coastal ne Queensland from around Cooktown, south to Halifax Bay. Sexes like.
EquipmentCanon 5Ds + 300 mm f/2.8 II +2x III extender with 600EX-RT flash, hand-held.
Manual, partial metering, one shot spot AF, f/8, 1/200 sec, ISO 400, ETTL flash.
Processed with DPP4 and PSE14 with neat Image plug-in.
LocationKingfisher Park, Julatten, Queensland
Keywordsadult
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