Thread: Birds

Sneaky hiding bird:

Spruce Grouse (1) by Ben, on Flickr


Got ya...

Spruce Grouse (2) by Ben, on Flickr

Spruce Grouse (3) by Ben, on Flickr

Photo is very average having been off the phone and then dropped ut a juvenile tui about half a metre away going nuts on the flax, orange spot is all the pollen he has collected.

Also had a kaka same sort of distance but no photo.... Dont typically have my camera when it would have been nice. Flax will be in flower for a while so should really try and get a good one

Brown Blackbird by Ben, on Flickr

A couple of the local natives.

NZ Rifleman by Ben, on Flickr

NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

Not talking to you! by Ben, on Flickr

Waterskiing by Ben, on Flickr

Flotilla by Ben, on Flickr

High-G turn by Ben, on Flickr

Walking on water (1) by Ben, on Flickr

Stewart Island Albatross by Ben, on Flickr

Woody on the lawn

Excellent. Look at how effective its plumage is at repelling the water.

Spent the weekend on the West Coast, caught up with this guy at Hokitika Gorge. Kids loved being able to get so close.

I have reckoned for a number of years that we should farm Weka and Kiwi.

Thanks @Rushy , I remember a few years ago someone was trying to farm Weka ( I think Banks Peninsular) it was either not successful or they could never get permission to kill them , Chathams only place you can do that I think .

Originally Posted by Lucky

Thanks @Rushy , I remember a few years ago someone was trying to farm Weka ( I think Banks Peninsular) it was either not successful or they could never get permission to kill them , Chathams only place you can do that I think .

I have just always reckoned that if you want a species to survive then farm it commercially. Imagine if the Weka and Kiwi were as common a chooks. Now as for Wood Pigeons, one of those buggers cost me a couple of weeks wages and a confinement to barracks. Who knew that what my grandmother had taught me was nice to eat wasn’t considered fair game on an army survival course. Anyway that is another story from a bygone era.

Three pics from an Africa trip. First is a Roller, national bird of Botswana. Other two shots taken in Okovango Delta. The kingfisher was a microscopic, waay smaller than our ones.