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Mummy, I am down here, and hungry!

The morning this photo was taken was unusually quiet, Olesen says. "I was about to pack my bags I heard this juvenile Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) calling 'chi-chit, chi-chit,' trying to attract the attention of its parents above while flapping its wings." Olesen snapped as many shots possible before the bird flew away seconds later. "[It was] the highlight of my Borneo Trip."

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2010
Date Uploaded: 11.2012
Photo Location: Malaysia
Camera: NIKON D3S
Copyright: © Bjorn Olesen
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