#raggiana

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Raggiana bird-of-paradise “In a forest so rich in fruit the females can rear their chicks alone; the males are merely a colorful sperm bank. Such independence means that the hens can shop around for the most exciting males.” BBC Earth

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Raggiana BoP tossing a fruit by nisthi

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Flag of Papua New Guinea

Aspect Ratio 3:4

The flag of Papua New Guinea was adopted in the 1971. The design, attributed to then 15-year-old school girl Susan Karike (now Mrs. Susan Huhume), won a nationwide flag competition, replacing the flag of Australia for the then territory. When Papua New Guinea declared independence 4 years later the flag remained in use. Black and Red are traditional colors of many of the nation's indigenous tribes. The colors of the flag are also shared with the flag of the German Empire, who had colonized the nation in 1918. The Southern Cross has long been an icon of Oceania nations, while the raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea.

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Raggiana bird-of-paradise for @acrossthisantheap

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[andrewhutchinson]

7/15/21 #iphonography #iphonographer #Hipstamatic #Raggiana #PortMoresby#digitalphotography #365photochallenge (at Tempe, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRXYEI1s_n4/?utm_medium=tumblr