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The Great Kereru count; the NZ native wood pigeon
Topic Started: Sep 18 2015, 03:07 PM (498 Views)
Kahu
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I've been doing a spot of lawn mowing down the backyard and chain sawing some of the rampant branches off some of the trees. When I was working under the Puriri tree when I felt something hit my back. I had ear muffs on so I didn't hear anything, but when I looked up I spotted my resident kereru (3) sitting in the tree and I found I'd been shat on from a great height!

I'm sorry the pictures are not very clear ... they're big birds and they seemed to be rather dozy. Probably from gorging on ripe puriri berries. Mind you, they hadn't moved despite the racket I was making!
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Edited by Kahu, Oct 16 2015, 05:44 PM.
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Trotsky
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Probably from gorging on ripe puriri berries


Seemingly a natural cure for constipation, eh?

It's hard to get clear pictures through dense trees with an automatic focus camera.
Edited by Trotsky, Oct 17 2015, 12:28 AM.
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Kahu
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There are so many dense branches and foliage between and I really couldn't get a clear shot from below. They are really necessary for spreading the native seeds around to enable them to grow. It appears they also like tree lucerne too so that's spreading like wildfire too.
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My Kereru (NZ Wood Pigeon) is back!
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Changing seasons bring a different variety of birds. Spotted the first returning Towhee in my yard this morning. I have been waiting for their return.
Edited by Dana, Sep 15 2016, 09:32 AM.
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Sep 19 2015, 12:32 AM
What lovely pigeons.

(What is their major threat? Pigeon Pie?)
they look like fat pigeons dressed for the ball. :) Cute.
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I think I wouldn't be mowing under the trees when they where up there :)

Your garden is lovely Kahu.
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