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Seen on the Wilson Park Track.
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10:30 at night, photographed a saddleback clinging to the outside of the Zealandia pest fence. I had earlier heard a bird being disturbed (no doubt by me) from its roost in the trees beside the outer boundary fence track. Despite there being a full moon, this bird was very reluctant to take off, I gave it a wide berth and didn't see it when I came back that way later.
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At Zealandea
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I've been hearing odd squawks outside the window for a while, and just thought it was a young Tui trying out its vocal cords (oh the profligacy of being able to take Tuis for granted ;-). Today I looked up to see it was a Saddleback right outside the window, examining the leaves for morsels, and commenting on each one as it went.
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Taken at Moutohora - Whale Island. On a guided tour for bird photographers our group saw so many saddleback we couldn't count them! They were feeding all around us, calling to each other and very active. Adults and juveniles. Such a dynamic bird to observe in the wild but lighting conditions made them difficult to photograph.
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Saddle Back (Tieke) on Tiritiri Matangi See more photos on facebook https://www.facebook.com/GivernysCollection/photos/?tab=album&album_id=300964636934114
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A determined saddleback who would not leave our wing mirror this morning.
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A determined saddleback who would not leave our wing mirror this morning.
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