Fantail

On the same bat hunting trip, I also saw some great local birds. The fantail is, like the New Zealand robin, not shy around people. They catch flying insects in the air, which means they are extremely acrobatic flyers. To hunt them, they open up their tail like a fan, spread their wings, and hop around to scare up insects. The tail is white and bigger than the rest of the bird so they are visually quite impressive. They are easy to see because people scare up insects so
they will follow people around when they are hunting. However, they are rather difficult to photograph because they are constantly twitching and moving. I have taken at least 100 photos and this is the only good one. He is perched on katote fronds. Enjoy.

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