Thread: Morepork

This normally shy fella was in the tree right outside our lounge, managed a couple of pics. Left it relatively undisturbed.

SUPER COOL.

Water still beading off its feathers though, so, still wet in the Manawatu

Originally Posted by kiwijames

SUPER COOL.

Water still beading off its feathers though, so, still wet in the Manawatu

We actually got a couple of hours of sun today, no true story

Originally Posted by Shootm

We actually got a couple of hours of sun today, no true story

I actually got burnt!

Tiny little buggers aren't they?

It's impressive when they fly past you as their wing leading edges have such soft feathers that to us they make no sound - just a shadow in the dark

We have one that lives outside our house from time to time. Best lullaby ever.

Had a pair fly into a hut once in the Whirinaki chasing big moths you couldn't hear them flying around absolutely silent. One flew out the other got confused and landed on my bunk and hid in the corner. I picked it up to put outside it was like handling a very soft furred cat. Amazing.

A little before xmas I was in the fire station appliance bay while the truck was taking a drive down the road. I watched a puriri moth fly into the light, just in front of the door, from the rear of the appliance bay and out of no where a morepork swooped in and grabbed it and was gone again. Assume it was one, that or a small owl I guess

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Originally Posted by smidey

A little before xmas I was in the fire station appliance bay while the truck was taking a drive down the road. I watched a puriri moth fly into the light, just in front of the door, from the rear of the appliance bay and out of no where a morepork swooped in and grabbed it and was gone again. Assume it was one, that or a small owl I guess

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We've been at Blue Duck at Whakahoro and they hand feed the Moreporks those big Puriri moths. Bugger would swoop down and grab it right out of his fingers as it flapped there.
Cool party trick after a few out on the deck overlooking the Whanganui river.

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

We've been at Blue Duck at Whakahoro and they hand feed the Moreporks those big Puriri moths. Bugger would swoop down and grab it right out of his fingers as it flapped there.
Cool party trick after a few out on the deck overlooking the Whanganui river.

Does the phrase 'good as wood' sound familiar?

I'm just back from doing a bit of work for Dan. Good man good people. Always worth a visit.

some are superstitious about seeing them in the day time

Originally Posted by northdude

some are superstitious about seeing them in the day time

Hope I haven't cursed the lot of you....I've heard of the fantail inside.
What is the Morepork during the day? @northdude

Not sure exactly I've been told a death is coming that's just what a few people have told me