I got out of the car at about 4.00pm, and heard the bird calling immediately. Then it stopped. As I made my way through some bush it took off up into the gum tree nearest the golf course. I managed about 5 photos of the bird, only one of which was good enough to be useful for identification. It sung a few more notes. I lost it among the branches and never saw or heard it again over the next 30 or 40 minutes I was there. I could not get a photo of the legs, so no banding info I'm afraid.
I got out of the car at about 4.00pm, and heard the bird calling immediately. Then it stopped. As I made my way through some bush it took off up into the gum tree nearest the golf course. I managed about 5 photos of the bird, only one of which was good enough to be useful for identification. It sung a few more notes. I lost it among the branches and never saw or heard it again over the next 30 or 40 minutes I was there. I could not get a photo of the legs, so no banding info I'm afraid.
I'm always on alert to a tui call! Heard this one while taking the kids to the skate park in Hanmer Springs. He/she was alone but singing loudly. Didn't see any obvious food sources right there but the surrounding forests have honey dew available.
Leucistic tui in garden tree. A tui likely to have been this one was also seen here on 23 May 2015. The plumage is brownish, and the white collar seems more extensive on this bird than in normal tui. Seen and photographed by Nicole Wilson.