Post Ax0q01VcWTcOr1Pn2O by oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #Ax0pzzY1oYM8luWgVs by ada@pix.blahaj.zone
2025-08-07T22:01:44+00:00
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Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)Keith Boden Wetlands, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia#Australia #Queensland #Brisbane #wetlands #animalphotography #bird #Gruiformes #Rallidae #iNaturalist #Olympus #porphyrioMelanotus #AustralasianSwamphen #OMSystems #OM1MarkII #OLYMPUSM300mmF4 #darktable #Meanjin
(DIR) Post #Ax0q00uOkrqOza041I by rupert@mastodon.nz
2025-08-07T22:25:13Z
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@ada We call them pūkeko over here.They're born with what look like full sized feet. Evolution has a sense of humour, sometimes.
(DIR) Post #Ax0q01VcWTcOr1Pn2O by oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social
2025-08-09T23:31:01Z
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@rupert @ada Does it come from an enormous egg, to accommodate those legs and feet?
(DIR) Post #Ax0q023eTwqAYZKy5A by rupert@mastodon.nz
2025-08-09T23:42:06Z
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@oldclumsy_nowmad @ada 50mm x 35mm, so no, not huge.While looking this up I found out that pūkekos live in polycules and are queer as fuck. Thought the Fediverse would like to know that.
(DIR) Post #Ax0q02jTyQIieIuNHc by oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social
2025-08-09T23:50:27Z
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@rupert @ada Very interesting on both counts!With respect to the egg and the youngster's feet, I'm reminded of my parents' desperation as they had to keep buying me shoes during my pre-teen growth spurt. Luckily, pukekos don't wear shoes. Or do they?😉
(DIR) Post #Ax0q03UHARjOzQnkDg by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2025-08-10T02:19:12Z
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@oldclumsy_nowmad > Luckily, pukekos don't wear shoes. Or do they?Only river shoes : P@rupert @ada