Cool when you see a bunch of them doing formation aerobatics though!
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Cool when you see a bunch of them doing formation aerobatics though!
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Originally Posted by GravelBen
I tried to be clever and link straight to old photos on facebook, didn't work. Try these instead:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/...af97e41a_o.jpgKea aerobatics (2) by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5560/...52bfb39f_o.jpgKea aerobatics (1) by gravelben, on Flickr
Guess that place is called Kea Basin for a reason!
I guess you had to be there Ben? They look like they are simply 'flying' :P
Now you lot inspired me to look through my old Kea photos and sharpen them up a bit... this one was thinking about stealing the camera.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/...29b1f4bb_o.jpgKea (#4) by gravelben, on Flickr
I can understand it wanting to steal your camera...if you can have the highlights of the beads of dew with such luminosity...wicked...
Here is another one watching you:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5586/...eefea1f6_o.jpgKea on roof (#1) by gravelben, on Flickr
Crafty shag on the rocks...
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3840/...b5584209_o.jpgBlue Shag by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3885/...ca0220cc_o.jpgRed-billed Gull by gravelben, on Flickr
Impressive the way these guys know where the worms are, it got 3 or 4 while I was watching
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/...a0dd6b2a_o.jpgSong Thrush by gravelben, on Flickr
Cool pics ben, that shag got a torn webbing on its foot?
And shitting pebbles:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Yep looks like it. I thought I'd taken photos of a different shag later on, but it has the same torn webbing so i guess it was the same one in a different place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Shags crack me up. The size of fish they can stuff in their gobs always blows me away. Guess the males of the species have it made? ;) :XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Starlings are shiny when the sun hits them!
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2943/...ef541142_o.jpgStarling by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/...cff3d9a2_o.jpgStarling by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3936/...5f1d936f_o.jpgSparrow by gravelben, on Flickr
Better when a bullrt hitsa dem;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Very shiny! I'm with Dundee on his one though, they look better dead :)
Think the neighbours might complain if I start shooting the birds on their roof with a rifle instead of a camera!
They wouldn't hear/notice a .177 air pistol ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Great pics @GravelBen . What do you shoot with?
Cheers @phillipgr, I use a Nikon D7000 SLR. Most of the bird photos are shot with either a Tokina 400mm f5.6 or Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 lens.
Cool mate. Most of that is a foreign language to me but interesting nonetheless. I get to see some pretty awesome stuff when I head into the hills; sometimes I think I should invest in a good camera to capture some of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Fabulous pictures in this thread - amazing features that we rarely see in our birds
Often see this guy at the yards -
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Backyard birds -
Sits on the lawn or house most days - dirty buggar shit all over the garage door yesterday when he took off
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If you are going to sit round for a couple of weeks - might as well smell the roses
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Herons used to walk the sides of our pool and pick beetles from the skimmer
spent hours n hours trying to get a decent pic of a hawk. Ended up snapping this out the window of the ute on the way home.
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Nz Harrier Hawk 2 by nz300wsm, on Flickr
Fantastic shot!! Man they are built for it arn't they :D
Black-billed gulls hanging around the house yesterday:
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8675/...092be7f1_o.jpgSeagull by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7496/...dd7ee81c_o.jpgSeagulls by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8593/...65143d98_o.jpgSeagull by gravelben, on Flickr
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Is that the north arm? Like the pic of the pork I used to have them at home 25 years ago, I am working to get them back.Quote:
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KH
Sorry mate. That's lake Manapouri you can see in the photo.Quote:
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Not that far north ,hope arm.Quote:
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KH
Eyeballed a few birds yesterday - raining so pics not great
Saw a lot of young pheasants but most didn’t stick around -
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Saw a lot of Quail - looks like a great breeding season - this guy was up on the yards singing - family and about twenty chicks stayed on the ground
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Will be a lot of Kingfisher noise coming out of here in a week or two - he stayed up in a tree screeching at me
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Haven't been following this thread. but I'll thrown one at it.
I took the dog for a walk today on Mt Vicotria (Devonport - Auckland)....just at sunset, and came accross a quiet spot with a tree, rather dark corner....
Froze instantly when I saw an owl... I've lived 12 years in NZ and always thought there were no owls present in this country...
Got my phone out but it was too dark....
Figure that, a owl in Auckland out of all the places ive been around the country!
Anyone seen owls around here ?
It's a morepork you knob. Bloody immirants :P
I bet you have heard them before and not known what you are hearing :cool:
There a few different types of owls here, native moreporks and some introduced ones as well.
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But yea, haven't seen one in NZ before...
Hahaha at first when I saw the Google search result, cracked up laughing at the name More-Pork... definitely Muslims won't be fond of this bird...
South Island has the little brown owl . It's common to see during the day just perched up on a tree or rock . Thanks gravel Ben and Google , didn't realise they where introduced .
Saw one a few days ago, first one I have seen here.Quote:
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Fantail in bush.................
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Friendly Hahei fantail
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Friendly bush Robins and Tomtits:
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8821/...1df54c80_b.jpgNZ Bush Robin by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8781/...f27602c2_b.jpgNZ Bush Robin by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7653/...908bbaef_o.jpgNZ Bush Robin by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7679/...7c328f06_o.jpgNZ Bush Robin by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7622/...7c065967_b.jpgNZ TomTit by gravelben, on Flickr
