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    geeze great timing ben
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Size:  298.0 KB Had a wee korero with this guy on the way out the other day... Reckoned everything is going to be alk good...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    We have a resident NZ Falcon at work flying around catching sparrows that are feeding on the feed pad.Bloody impressive to see but too fast for my little pocket camera.
    Dundee, as soon as the high country gets a bit cooler, and the birds start storming the vineyards, the Falcons arrive ... love watching them hunting the birds through the vines ...
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    A few from the weekend...

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr

    NZ South Island Robin by Ben, on Flickr
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    You certainly have a talent Ben.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biggun708 View Post
    Attachment 78099 Had a wee korero with this guy on the way out the other day... Reckoned everything is going to be alk good...
    oiyoujimmywada helluthinkure lookinat eh.great photo but that certainly is one of those dont even think of f..g with me looks.majestic bird is old morepork.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kotuku View Post
    oiyoujimmywada helluthinkure lookinat eh.great photo but that certainly is one of those dont even think of f..g with me looks.majestic bird is old morepork.
    One of those omnipotent stares that your not quite sure if you should be holding eye contact with....

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    He might look better on a log in the estuary - but he has become a frequent visitor - nice place to dry out on the roof after wading Name:  IMG_6153 2.JPG
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    New Zealand Rock Wren by Dylan Higgison, on Flickr

    need to update the watermark , took this last weekend
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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    The first would be very rare!i would suspect? I don't think I have ever in all my time in the scrub seen a morpork in daylight. Awesome shot.


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    Shit really, i have had them come and land right beside me in the maimai during the day before, right beside my head.
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    During wet weather - I often wonder how the birds survive - a couple of weeks back it was raining heavily and I spotted these two sitting under a walkway beside a cattle loading ramp - clever birds staying out of the rain - there were eight tiny chicks under Mum and Dad - I opened the car door for a better shot and missed the best chick pictures as they moved off - but they were back an hour later when I went past - clever birds! Name:  IMG_6676 2 (2).JPG
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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    Shit really, i have had them come and land right beside me in the maimai during the day before, right beside my head.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    Shit really, i have had them come and land right beside me in the maimai during the day before, right beside my head.
    Have had them come see what's going on whilst hunting, follow you for 50m or so then bugger off to where they came from. Bloody spooky when they fly past silently
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty View Post
    This little fella was hanging around todayAttachment 69103
    The young of the Kingfisher would have to the be the ugliest chicks ...
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