Dave Watts Bird Collection Gallery

Regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)

Regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia), a critically endangered species now confined to Victoria and New South Wales. Chiltern Box-Ironbark National Park, northeastern Victoria, Australia

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White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), detail of spines on underside of tail feathers. It is the fastest-flying bird in the world reaching speeds of 111 km/h. Tasmania, Australia

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Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Little egret (Egretta garzetta) perched showing the nuptial plumes on breast and from the back of the head. Camargue Natural Regional Park, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

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