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By grrlscientist on October 23, 2007.

tags: Black-necked weaver, Ploceus nigricollis, Africa, birds, Image of the Day

Black-necked weaver, Ploceus nigricollis.

Image: Basia Kruszewska, author of India Ink. [Wallpaper size]

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