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Rifleman shot an award contender

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A photo of a rifleman – the smallest bird in NZ – by a Mt Barker photographer has been named a finalist for the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Award.

Bernie Shore took the photo, which is a finalist in the Animals in Nature category, in the southern alps of NZ, capturing the bird giving him an “intense” stare while perched on a log.

The photo was the end result of ...


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