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Lindneromyia flavicornis male. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.

Keys to Platypeza flavicornis in Johnson 1923. The current valid name for this species is Lindneromyia flavicornis according to diptera.org.

A green chiton attached to a half crab. We observed this alien looking commensal beast while undertaking an intertidal survey on the reefs off Hawera. It made us jump when we first turned over the rock.

A magpie was wandering around in the yard hunting for insects in the grass. Seems to be female from the pale neck feathers. She jumped up onto the chair with the clothes line peg basket. She turned around multiple times and wiped her beak along the top edge of the basket. She stopped and warbled a number of times before returning her attention to the basket and sat for a while before moving on.

crash landed onto the edge of the road right in front of me and seemed very exhausted. took off but struggled to fly and it went downhill into the bush and crash landed again. we were unable to relocate it. happened just before a huge thunderstorm blew over.

The magpie goose was resting at the feet of some people chatting at a table. He is known at the wetlands as he was a rescue who failed to join the resident magpie goose flock when he was released. He prefers to hang around people and can often be seen around the buildings. Signs instruct people not to feed him.

The Willie Wagtail is feeding its chicks with a dragonfly. A dragonfly does not seem to be the food that chicks like.

It is usually offered to another chick until it is taken.

I have seen this behaviour i nests in other areas.

The nest seems to be in a precarious spot.