Highlighting the open tail of a typical fantail bird in Kerikeri, New Zealand. Fantails are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent belonging to the genus Rhipidura in the family Rhipiduridae. Most of the species are about 15 to 18 cm long, specialist aerial feeders, and named as "fantails", but the Australian willie wagtail is a little larger, and, though still an expert hunter of insects on the wing, concentrates equally on terrestrial prey.
Aerial view on farmland on Ruawai area in Northland, New Zealand. A road surrounds some fields with cattle and bush separations at sunrise. Low hills extend in the background.
