Saw three pairs in the ruahines last month.
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Falcon is my favourite as well @JoshC , I have had several neat encounters over the years with these top winged predators. One just a couple of days ago, I have a group of swallows that forever fly into my boatshed when the door is lifted, I swear n curse them openly when there's no other ears listening. I had just chased one out with my landing net turned to push the door button n a funny swoosh/twack noise made me turn back to see a falcon pulling up with a swallow safe in its talons. Cool. I feel fortunate to have witnessed these birds hunting. :thumbsup:
Nz falcons are awesome alright
I had been told years ago about falcons shepparding woodpigeons away from the bush till they were exhausted and easy to catch. Watched it with my own eyes a few years ago.
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@Rushy, if you think Waikato can fix jaundice, you need some theatre makeup
A quite rare Royal Spoonbill feeding in the creek behind our house this morning
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Saw some of those in the estuary next to Auckland Airport a couple of years ago.
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This guy sat and posed for me today.
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Saw a kingfisher on the bridge over a braided river the other day... And a falcon cruising the lower snow line on a skifield no camera damn it all