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Capture: BOTY Potty., in reply to Gareth,
Magnificent! Often seen them like this at Moeraki - but that's the first time I've seen a photo-
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Lilith __,
Pleasure Lillith - nearly recovered from flu' and that does bring the good stuff back to mind - even while newly horrible shit looms-
here's to the birds, of all kinds, that we all love -we share this great round beast with them - and so many fascinating others - na, ka mihi aroha ki a tatou katoa- n/n Islander
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Islander,
Maybe this should go on the BOTY thread - but it so fits here.
Incidentally, L's baby & her 2 other kids, and her husband, are kaitiaki on Maud Island. And yes, she is now Dr L- -
Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Lilith __,
Baby pukekos are all black and have goofy-looking legs and feet .
Quite a while ago, one of my neighbours -who was very pregnant and also doing her doctorate in bird research- became aware that an oceanic surge was going on
(we get these, quite often.) She was also aware that a banded dotterel nest down on the beach had hatched one chick – but there was another due-to-hatch egg… (as my beloved naybore of 35 years + said, “Only a pregnant woman would DO anything about this!”)and it was going 5pm = high tide...
So L went down to the beach, carefully picked up the egg with cottonwool-wrapped hand and came and asked me, did I have a spare lamp? (yes) and a spare gelpad (these are heated to specific temps in microwaves) = yes…)Annnd, sometime round midnight, L & her mate knocked on my door…
That’s when I learned little birds – like banded dotterels – have astonishingly large feet, and are early very noisy! I was so stoked!
O – even better: Whaea dotterel was still around next day, and when chick was brought to the beach, raced out and claimed it while clattering alarm at the humans. Aue! No gratitude whatsoever!
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Capture: BOTY Potty., in reply to bsd1,
Lovely pic! And welcome!
We have a resident pair round the village (and they make sure they are the only resident pair.)
The favourite perch is on top of our flag pole...
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Capture: BOTY Potty., in reply to Gareth,
And a fucking southern ocean wide predator - o! Wait...
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Capture: BOTY Potty., in reply to Hilary Stace,
OK – but the figures are all wrong, and should be corrected – at least to factor in the uncertainties…
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Jos,
They’re a weed on the Coast – and delicious!
The first night I spent at Big O (in a borrowed Landrover) I was greeted not only by a large A. campestris – and I’ve only recalled this now (tho’ my diary for that year will have it) a little clump of onion weed.
They made a memorable brekkie- -
Capture: BOTY Potty., in reply to Chris Waugh,
Beautiful birds. Don’t recall them killing trees,
Depends on number of food trees (they love kowhai for instance) and number of kereru – we have a high population.
They *are* beautiful birds and censored censored too…
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Capture: BOTY Potty., in reply to Danielle,
When the kereru eat your trees to death (they've killed 4 of mine to date) you may find them less stodgy and more, erm, appetisingly podgy...