16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flasher!
A mangrove pitta (Pitta megarhyncha) spreading it's wings to show off it's white wing patches and red ventral feathers. This display was to scare off a small tailorbird from getting to the worms it was feeding on.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 10.2018 |
Photo Location: | Klang, Selangor, Malaysia |
Camera: | E-M1MarkII |
Copyright: | © Boon Tiong Chong |