Great work with the fantail!
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Great work with the fantail!
My favourite bird
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i like your second picture. this hawk is so cute ^^
Falcon ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Linh
Saw three pairs in the ruahines last month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Falcon is my favourite as well @JoshC , I have had several neat encounters over the years with these top winged predators. One just a couple of days ago, I have a group of swallows that forever fly into my boatshed when the door is lifted, I swear n curse them openly when there's no other ears listening. I had just chased one out with my landing net turned to push the door button n a funny swoosh/twack noise made me turn back to see a falcon pulling up with a swallow safe in its talons. Cool. I feel fortunate to have witnessed these birds hunting. :thumbsup:
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Nz falcons are awesome alright
I had been told years ago about falcons shepparding woodpigeons away from the bush till they were exhausted and easy to catch. Watched it with my own eyes a few years ago.
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Bet the wife is pleased ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
@Rushy, if you think Waikato can fix jaundice, you need some theatre makeupQuote:
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A quite rare Royal Spoonbill feeding in the creek behind our house this morning
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Saw some of those in the estuary next to Auckland Airport a couple of years ago.
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Cool. Quite often there's a few of them around the airport. About where they're digging it up and putting in the new road.Quote:
Originally Posted by GWH
Get a few in the estuary round Invercargill or out of a paddock out CATLINS wayQuote:
Originally Posted by stretch
This guy sat and posed for me today.
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Saw a kingfisher on the bridge over a braided river the other day... And a falcon cruising the lower snow line on a skifield no camera damn it all
I have a pair of them nesting down on my range.Quote:
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Trained to go fishing for you.... If it can be done with cormorantsQuote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
Nice photo @Shearer, what sort of range was it shot at?
Out the kitchen window at about 15m.Quote:
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What sort of bird @GravelBen?
@Shearer I think its a mourning dove (not an NZ bird, bit of a trick there)Quote:
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Yeah, realized that Ben. I know where you've been.:). I should have read the caption at the bottom of your photo eh.
Some more from Canada...
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1978/...19f72d95_b.jpgStoner crow by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1908/...07ed8d34_b.jpgGannet turn by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1917/...6629d64e_b.jpgGannet dive by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1970/...b0b060d7_b.jpgWoodpecker (1) by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1976/...4c5eab97_b.jpgPrecise Landing by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1938/...c830dba0_b.jpgGrey Jay (2) by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1930/...371f9c32_b.jpgGrey Jay (3) by Ben, on Flickr
Seems to be a few Kereru around the Quarry Park these days - I saw four last evening without even looking - they were all stripping Kowhai trees - clambering around on small branches to get the fresh growth
I was talking to an old Guy up near the bush a couple of days back - he was grazing his horse down the side of the road and smoking a strange looking pipe - he told me “no hunting up this road bro” - I told him I had been doing pest control in the reserve just up the road and there were plenty of Kereru around (thought he might give me access to the bush) - he said they were fattening up nicely right now and the rats back in the bush further were really good kai!
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Thanks to all those putting up all the pics,,bloody great.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4893/...51bf7c10_b.jpgDSC_7621 by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4880/...67865662_b.jpgDSC_7604 by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4865/...8de54137_b.jpgDSC_7603 by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4876/...d2c1ccfe_b.jpgDSC_7645 by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4829/...14bb3683_b.jpgDigging by Ben, on Flickr
Catching crabs
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4898/...e085080e_b.jpgDSC_7767 by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4867/...11726db5_b.jpgDSC_7776 by Ben, on Flickr
Sneaky hiding bird:
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4868/...e34bf56d_b.jpgSpruce Grouse (1) by Ben, on Flickr
Got ya...
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4807/...92ced36e_b.jpgSpruce Grouse (2) by Ben, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4814/...9fbe1e0a_b.jpgSpruce 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
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A couple of the local natives.
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