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  • jeremy gray,

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    All clean. After Rena, they deserve a break

    point chev • Since Apr 2008 • 44 posts Report Reply

  • siroccokakapo,

    Skkrraaaarrk! Some AMAZING photos everyone, thanks for sharing them and remember to vote kakapo for Bird of the Year 2012!

    Maud Island, Aotearoa • Since Sep 2012 • 1 posts Report Reply

  • David Hood,

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    another "penguin". Dunedin Exchange.

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • David Hood,

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    Korimako. Orokanui Ecosanctuary.

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • David Hood,

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    Two Tuis. Dunedin Botanic Gardens.

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • Damian Christie,

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    I have a few old books about birds. A couple of Forest & Bird Society guides from 1948, and the ubiquitous Mobil Common Birds in NZ series I grew up with as a wee twitcher. I was flicking through the former series the other night when I found this entry. "Probably extinct", and not all that long ago. It gave me a chill.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1164 posts Report Reply

  • Damian Christie,

    ...The point being, it was included in the guide in 1948 in case anyone happened across one when they were out and about. :(

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1164 posts Report Reply

  • David Hood,

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    Kaka, close up.

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • David Hood,

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    Kakariki

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • Jackson James Wood,

    Some great photos! But everyone knows that it's Tieke Twelve: Year of the Saddlback.

    New Zealand • Since May 2011 • 21 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Damian Christie,

    I’ve been researching huia for an extended poem for Huia, the publishers- did you know a German biologist is positive he saw one in the 1990s? (I’d give the ref. but my notes et al are in Oamaru just now, and I’m here in very wet Big O-)

    O, and Te Tieke was my great grandfather’s name- he became known as Tiaki,
    and is recorded as Jack/John T Miller in land court records. But in the family whakapapa books he is Te Tieke Mira-

    but I didnt vote for tieke either-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to siroccokakapo,

    Nau mai Sirocco!
    Had the pleasure of meeting you on Rakiura (well, Ulva-)
    Long may you skraaak!
    (Maud, eh? You might know some neighbours of mine....)

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    Visiting bird - at least it doesn't move very fast. Easier to photograph.

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    American bald eagle?
    Looks quiescently at rest anyway!

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Aidan,

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    When ducks attack Palmy Style (I'm suffering SLR deprivation syndrome)

    Canberra, Australia • Since Feb 2007 • 154 posts Report Reply

  • Aidan,

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    An ex-Albatross (Mollymawk) we found washed up at Otaki Beach

    Canberra, Australia • Since Feb 2007 • 154 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Aidan,

    One slightly- erm, bothered-looking baby?
    I mean, the ducks not outnumber but also outweigh eh?

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs, in reply to Islander,

    American bald eagle?

    He is indeed the American Rumpled Bald Eagle!

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel, in reply to Aidan,

    When ducks attack Palmy Style

    Not a picture of the young Trevor Mallard,
    raised in the wild by ducks, then?

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    O – we could’ve hoped – but then, he would’ve been a MUCH nicer being eh?

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    Yea!

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Jolisa,

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    Oh give me a home, where the takahe roam... This is Greg, the famously cheeky takahe from Tiritiri Matangi. Alas, no longer with us; may he rest in peace. Photo taken in April this year.

    (Not shown: the moment he had a go at a little girl's sandwich, which caused her to shriek "That is a BAD TURKEY!")

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 1472 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Jolisa,

    Takahe need to be back south-

    it’s like huia – they were fading from the north before humans got established.

    Some birds totally bel0ng up here-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Aidan, in reply to Islander,

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    One slightly- erm, bothered-looking baby?

    She does look a bit troubled. I can't say I can recall if she was exercised by the ducks. I could ask her now, but I don't think her recollection would be any better than mine.

    I mean, the ducks not outnumber but also outweigh eh?

    There were a large number of ducks.

    Canberra, Australia • Since Feb 2007 • 154 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    Apologies, have posted this before, but the bird thread - and a large collection of ducks is a good excuse to do it again.....

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

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