A pair of Plumed-Whistling Ducks & Little Pied Cormorant with outstretched wings stand on an old tree trunk on a waterhole greeting the morning sun.
The plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), also called the grass whistling duck, is a whistling duck that breeds in Australia. It is a predominantly brown-coloured duck with a long neck and characteristic plumes arising from its flanks. The sexes are similar in appearance.
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Location: Hasties Swamp, Atherton, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
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