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Often hear these guys flying through the tree tops, but seldom see them along this track. I think this one must have been drinking from a small stream when I disturbed it.
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4 individuals hanging around canopy eating kowhai leaves and with occasional fight flight.
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On our neighbour's tree in Maungaraki
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On our neighbour's tree in Maungaraki
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This substantial forest bird was seen perched on a branch in a lowland podocarp habitat. This is the only New Zealand bird capable of dispersing the largest of the fruits found in his native country.
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Kereru eating Karaka berries
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Large bird flew into a puriri tree and perched. Matuku Link is a recently acquired 37 hectare block of native forest in the Bethells Valley, Auckland and will open to the public once restoration work is carried out. http://matukulink.org.nz/
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Very sleepy kereru in a puriri tree.
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Bird was enjoying a really good feed of mapou berries.
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A bossy tui was NOT prepared to share a berry-laden white maire (Nestegis lanceolata) with a kereru. The tui sat below the kereru for some time furiously flapping his wings. He flew closer to the kereru, continuing the aggressive wing-flapping behaviour, and after several attempts to force the kereru out of the tree, the tui finally won and the kereru flew to a nearby powerline. (in photo 5 the tui is directly behind the kereru)
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A bossy tui was NOT prepared to share a berry-laden white maire (Nestegis lanceolata) with a kereru. The tui sat below the kereru for some time furiously flapping his wings. He flew closer to the kereru, continuing the aggressive wing-flapping behaviour, and after several attempts to force the kereru out of the tree, the tui finally won and the kereru flew to a nearby powerline. (in photo 5 the tui is directly behind the kereru)
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A bossy tui was NOT prepared to share a berry-laden white maire (Nestegis lanceolata) with a kereru. The tui sat below the kereru for some time furiously flapping his wings. He flew closer to the kereru, continuing the aggressive wing-flapping behaviour, and after several attempts to force the kereru out of the tree, the tui finally won and the kereru flew to a nearby powerline. (in photo 5 the tui is directly behind the kereru)
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A bossy tui was NOT prepared to share a berry-laden white maire (Nestegis lanceolata) with a kereru. The tui sat below the kereru for some time furiously flapping his wings. He flew closer to the kereru, continuing the aggressive wing-flapping behaviour, and after several attempts to force the kereru out of the tree, the tui finally won and the kereru flew to a nearby powerline. (in photo 5 the tui is directly behind the kereru)
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A bossy tui was NOT prepared to share a berry-laden white maire (Nestegis lanceolata) with a kereru. The tui sat below the kereru for some time furiously flapping his wings. He flew closer to the kereru, continuing the aggressive wing-flapping behaviour, and after several attempts to force the kereru out of the tree, the tui finally won and the kereru flew to a nearby powerline. (in photo 5 the tui is directly behind the kereru)
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A bossy tui was NOT prepared to share a berry-laden white maire (Nestegis lanceolata) with a kereru. The tui sat below the kereru for some time furiously flapping his wings. He flew closer to the kereru, continuing the aggressive wing-flapping behaviour, and after several attempts to force the kereru out of the tree, the tui finally won and the kereru flew to a nearby powerline. (in photo 5 the tui is directly behind the kereru)
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Eating broom leaves.
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Eating broom leaves.
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Eating broom leaves.
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Opanuku Stream. Under road bridge - Palomino Drive & Border Road.
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Opanuku Stream. Under road bridge - Palomino Drive & Border Road.
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Two kereru chasing each other through the canopy landed in separate trees. That's why the bird in the first photo looks a bit frazzled. Heard a third kereru 'ooo' contact call behind me as I photographed these two. Remus Roe line.
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Two kereru chasing each other through the canopy landed in separate trees. That's why the bird in the first photo looks a bit frazzled. Heard a third kereru 'ooo' contact call behind me as I photographed these two. Remus Roe line.
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Heard characteristic wing-flap sounds and moving around canopy for ca 10mins before getting clear view when it flew 3m above me onto a nearby tree. Took short video from which the pic is taken. This piece of remant/regenerating forest is titoki/hinau dominant and hinau is currently producing fruit, a well known sought-after food for kereru.