Seen on the boulder bank showing its curved bill. This is the only bird in the world that has a bent beak bent sideways always to the right. As these birds nest in riverbeds the curved beak helps the bird to extract invertebrate food from under the stones.
Country New Zealand
Location Boulder Bank Nelson region
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity In or By Water
- Created Timestamp02/04/2011 12:22:15
- CameraCanon EOS 40D
- Aperture13
- Focal Length300
- Iso200
- Shutter Speed1/640
- Orientation1
Great balance too!
Interesting!