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White-throated Needletail
Hans&Judy Beste

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

In over 60 years of birding"down under" this is only the second time that we have seen a White-throated Needletail on the ground.These birds spend 24/7 gliding up to an altitude of 2000metres when here on migration and are very,very rarely seen on the ground.This bird was found in our garden and we do not know how it got there.With sickle-shaped wings it has a lot of trouble getting airborne and we have taken it to a vet to see if it is carrying an injury.
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Habitat
Rural home block with mixed forest
Location
Taromeo/S.E.Queensland
Date taken
4th February 2019
Scientific name
Hirundapus caudacutus
Equipment used
Canon 7D 70-300mm lens
delia todd
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A super picture to get Hans, but such a shame he was grounded. I hope you get positive news back from the vet.

Many thanks my friend.
 
Donald Talbott
Excellent capture of this species on the ground H&J, well done taking to the vet mate. Hope it does well.
 
T
Not only the fastest bird in level flight, but together with the Alpine Swift, the most spectacular flier of all. Hope he's OK.
 

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