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A tui in the Hunua Ranges of Auckland drinking nectar from flax flowers. A tui passed through the flax plants every hour or so (and at least two birds were doing the rounds). Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui (Bird, Aves, Meliphagidae), New Zealand: Endemic Phormium tenax, flax (Plant, Agavaceae), New Zealand: Endemic Auckland Regional Council (ARC) Bellbird House Hunua Ranges Regional Park Auckland New Zealand
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Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
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On 9 April, 2009, on a wet stormy day in a clearing low down in Hinewai Reserve, tui were released back onto Banks Peninsula. It is hoped that these birds will found a breeding population on Banks Peninsula, the first since at least the 1980s. In the previous week, 30 tui had been caught on Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds, a predator-free reserve managed by the Department of Conservation. The captured tui, a mixture of male and female adults and juveniles, were placed in cardboard cat boxes, two to a box, and flown by helicopter directly to Hinewai Reserve. If these 30 birds stick around, they will be joined by a further 50 birds from Maud Island next year. In this photo, a tui is released by Wayne Beggs, from the Department of Conservation, and John Tom, a retired vet from nearby Akaroa. Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui (Bird, Aves, Meliphagidae), New Zealand: Endemic Hinewai Reserve Banks Peninsula Canterbury South Island New Zealand
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On 9 April, 2009, on a wet stormy day in a clearing low down in Hinewai Reserve, tui were released back onto Banks Peninsula. It is hoped that these birds will found a breeding population on Banks Peninsula, the first since at least the 1980s. In the previous week, 30 tui had been caught on Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds, a predator-free reserve managed by the Department of Conservation. The captured tui, a mixture of male and female adults and juveniles, were placed in cardboard cat boxes, two to a box, and flown by helicopter directly to Hinewai Reserve. If these 30 birds stick around, they will be joined by a further 50 birds from Maud Island next year. In this photo, a tui is released by Wayne Beggs, from the Department of Conservation, and John Tom, a retired vet from nearby Akaroa. Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui (Bird, Aves, Meliphagidae), New Zealand: Endemic Hinewai Reserve Banks Peninsula Canterbury South Island New Zealand
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A tui in the Hunua Ranges of Auckland drinking nectar from flax flowers. A tui passed through the flax plants every hour or so (and at least two birds were doing the rounds). Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui (Bird, Aves, Meliphagidae), New Zealand: Endemic Phormium tenax, flax (Plant, Agavaceae), New Zealand: Endemic Auckland Regional Council (ARC) Bellbird House Hunua Ranges Regional Park Auckland New Zealand
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A tui in the Hunua Ranges of Auckland drinking nectar from flax flowers. A tui passed through the flax plants every hour or so (and at least two birds were doing the rounds). Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui (Bird, Aves, Meliphagidae), New Zealand: Endemic Phormium tenax, flax (Plant, Agavaceae), New Zealand: Endemic Auckland Regional Council (ARC) Bellbird House Hunua Ranges Regional Park Auckland New Zealand
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A tui in the Hunua Ranges of Auckland drinking nectar from flax flowers. A tui passed through the flax plants every hour or so (and at least two birds were doing the rounds). Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui (Bird, Aves, Meliphagidae), New Zealand: Endemic Phormium tenax, flax (Plant, Agavaceae), New Zealand: Endemic Auckland Regional Council (ARC) Bellbird House Hunua Ranges Regional Park Auckland New Zealand
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A tui in the Hunua Ranges of Auckland drinking nectar from flax flowers. A tui passed through the flax plants every hour or so (and at least two birds were doing the rounds). Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, tui (Bird, Aves, Meliphagidae), New Zealand: Endemic Phormium tenax, flax (Plant, Agavaceae), New Zealand: Endemic Auckland Regional Council (ARC) Bellbird House Hunua Ranges Regional Park Auckland New Zealand
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Unbanded female, mother of the fledgling in related observation (http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974977). She was hawking for insects in this area and visiting a nearby sugarwater feeder while feeding the fledgling.
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Young fledgling on Beach Road, Akaroa. Offspring of an unbanded female (see http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974976), father may be Tim. Chick appears to have fledged early, possibly blown out of nest in strong winds over the last few days. Unbanded female was feeding chick frequently, singing near the chick, and behaving very warily. Chick was mobile, but could only clamber and flutter, clearly could not fly.
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Young fledgling on Beach Road, Akaroa. Offspring of an unbanded female (see http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974976), father may be Tim. Chick appears to have fledged early, possibly blown out of nest in strong winds over the last few days. Unbanded female was feeding chick frequently, singing near the chick, and behaving very warily. Chick was mobile, but could only clamber and flutter, clearly could not fly.
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Young fledgling on Beach Road, Akaroa. Offspring of an unbanded female (see http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974976), father may be Tim. Chick appears to have fledged early, possibly blown out of nest in strong winds over the last few days. Unbanded female was feeding chick frequently, singing near the chick, and behaving very warily. Chick was mobile, but could only clamber and flutter, clearly could not fly.
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Young fledgling on Beach Road, Akaroa. Offspring of an unbanded female (see http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974976), father may be Tim. Chick appears to have fledged early, possibly blown out of nest in strong winds over the last few days. Unbanded female was feeding chick frequently, singing near the chick, and behaving very warily. Chick was mobile, but could only clamber and flutter, clearly could not fly.
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Fledgling from earlier observation at the same location (http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974977). Two weeks on, this fledgling is growing and flying well, and is still being attended by its unbanded mum. It has begun to approach a local sugar-water feeder; the photo and video were taken from a resident's deck.
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Tui nest under construction by an unbanded female bird. An unbanded male is also visiting the area regularly and singing, but has not been working on the nest. This nest and bird were also sighted, but not photographed, on 9 November 2013.
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Feeding on Doryanthus excelsa.
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Having a rest during a bit of agro. Another bird was in a nearby tree, scolding them. Presumably both males.
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Tui are so common these days that I forget to record them. Even on hill sides covered with gorse and barberry with a mixture of regenerating natives (tree ferns, mahoe, other broadleaf) there will be the odd tui. But if it wasn't for the barberry in flower, they'd only have the sparse few fuschia to feed from.
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Tui are so common these days that I forget to record them. Even on hill sides covered with gorse and barberry with a mixture of regenerating natives (tree ferns, mahoe, other broadleaf) there will be the odd tui. But if it wasn't for the barberry in flower, they'd only have the sparse few fuschia to feed from.
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Tui feeding from darwins barberry flowers. Not the best quality, but video from a 2004 vintage point and shoot camera isn't that hot :-)
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Tui supping at Kowhai flower.
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Tui supping on fuchsia flowers.
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A species in it's twilight years, or scheming to take over the earth?
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Guilty about its preference for barberry, the scourge of Wright's Hill, this tui was very weary about the strange clicking and wiring noises from behind a nearby bush. Suspecting that it was the subject of covert surveillance by the GCSB (Global Conspiracy Spying on Birds), it made a quick exit.