Claiming Territory This shot was taken only a few minutes after the previous picture. In it, one of the young males who was using the Birdy Swimming Hole has pre-empted the millet-holder perch to use as a drying-off and preening station. He pauses in mid-preen to sing out a challenge and a declaration of his 'ownership' of the perch to the other males, many of whom are still bathing.

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