Those starling comedians have been trying to fill my letterbox ready for nesting. I put a stop to that by hanging a light screen over the letter slot. What...
Did someone say they have a cat? I do too. I have to admit to really liking cats but they are a bit of a problem with birds, or at least some cats are. Mine is...
I have seen a few postings about cats. I was lucky when I was a kid. My sisters cat was too lazy to chase anything except its food bowl and that was only after...
Suburban Napier, a most adequate size, probably considered large in this day of in-fill housing. Good-sized lawn, trees and shrubs around the perimeter,...
Silver Eyes - Wax Eyes, White Eyes - frequently chatter their way through the shrubs, feasting on the tiny insects that are hidden away from sight under the...
Hi Garth, With silvereyes I hang a ball in a tree made with a basis of lard and then other bits - seeds, raisins etc. That way other birds can't get it...
Hi - another new member.. Does anyone know how to tell apart the male and female thrush - the ones we see on our lawns - also is it the Song Thrush? Google was...
In a kitchen in a previous house I could sit at my table, look through to the dining room and out through their windows. One cold grey still winter's morning I...
Talking of thrush... I just put a photo in the photo part... was a little thrush singing his/her heart out the other evening against a brilliant sunset....
One Autumn morning, we noticed a large group of Mynahs, about 20 of them, milling around and struting together. We wondered if these were juveniles banding...
Hi, I am also new to this group. My reply to your question is that the male has a little white ruffle under his chin and it moves up and down and around when...
Live in Onehunga, Auckland and from year to year there is a family of either thrushes or blackbirds. Usually one parent has a grey patch on it's head and a few...
Years ago when living near Mt Tamahunga I climbed that mountain several times. Once, had a thrill at seeing a young owl, a grey ball of fluff. another time a...
Hi Kathy, Thanks for your response. I believe that all Tui's whether male or female have this white neck tuft though :) ... white ruffle under his chin and it...
... Much as I am sure Mynahs have their place in the ecosystem (even though they are exotics, if that's the right word for birds) they <are> the bully boys of...
Hi Garth - I get these little birds in my back yard trees as well. I have a couple of trees which produce little white flowery sort of things and they love...
I hadn't seen them around for a few weeks, but yesterday whilst quietly fussing over some small plants I was given a very cheery greeting by a single Fantail -...
... kind. I heard a commotion on the (tin) roof of my then farm house, raced out to investigate and found three mynahs 'fighting' each other. Claws and beaks...
I'm sure the comment that all tuis have the white tuft is correct. We have had tuis in our back yard for several years and have a descendant of the original...
I have a pair of Tui that have nested in a Acmena (monkey apple)... I can hear the young ones calling to Mum and Dad.... Mum and Dad are fiercley protective......
Someone, when joining the group, said, I think, they had counted 17 species which visited their inner city lot. It made me think I should do a count here, Main...
... 17 ... Greytown. ... Bay ... spells ... seed. ... and ... they ... regularly ... Greytown, ... goldfinch ... winter ... help ... taken ... one ... the ... ...
... I had a house in Cockle Bay, Howick for about 3 years. During that time, I noted almost all of the birds mentioned in this string, with the exception of...
For anyone living in (or visiting) Auckland there is no more splendid place to hear and admire hundreds of Tui and that is in the 'Eden Gardens' in Epsom. Best...
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