... under the impression that it is a coastal bird and given that we live as far from any coast as you can in NZ and at an altitude of 792m I think we might...
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david.kettings
Mar 26, 2008 8:11 am
Hello all, Over the last year I have enjoyed the hours that I have spent going "bush". Its something that i have contemplated doing for many a year. Something...
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Anne Wignall
waxeye_fan
Mar 26, 2008 5:55 pm
Well, according to Andrew Crowe (Which NZ Bird?) male tomtits in the South Island have a patch of yellow as well as the black and white. My understanding from...
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david.kettings
Mar 27, 2008 8:22 am
Hi have added the 2 photos of male tomtits that I took over the weekend near Dunedin. One shows a very vibrant yellow chest. From my understanding the female...
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david.kettings
Apr 5, 2008 9:32 am
Hi have had a great day again and tried to spend some time in other locations around Dunedin. It was fine and sunny although the forecast I believe was for...
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vivien.merr
Apr 12, 2008 10:27 am
Hi there, new to this group & would like to know if anyone out there has some tips on how to feed our native tuis. They are in & out of our trees all day, have...
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waxeye_fan
Apr 12, 2008 11:28 am
I would also like to know how to attract and feed nectar feeders like waxeyes, tuis and bellbirds. Waxeyes sometimes visit our garden at home, so I'd like to...
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Gill Jackson
flutterbye_l...
Apr 13, 2008 1:06 am
Hi Viv and Anne, I rely on my trees to provide the year-round nectar sources. Callistemon 'bottlebrush' (Ena Harkness) (the red) is a good variety. Up here in...
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Lynne
jollinesse
Apr 15, 2008 10:44 pm
... One of the best plants to add to your garden is the Flax (harakeke. It brings the Tui, and the White Eye (akaSilverEye). Bell birds may come later when the...
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shiningcuckoo
Apr 17, 2008 7:40 pm
have been watching goldfinches feeding on the heads of the common blue salvia every morning lately. This is new to me, but interesting as it helps in working...
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Lynne
jollinesse
Apr 17, 2008 10:37 pm
Hi there, I just looked again at the photos of native pigeons in the album here. How awesome to have had them right there in your backyard! Ths closest I've...
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Anne Wignall
waxeye_fan
Apr 17, 2008 10:37 pm
The goldfinches often feed on cornflowers in mid-summer. Anne...
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shiningcuckoo
Apr 17, 2008 10:46 pm
... how ... shocking ... ciao I cannot boast of being a photographer. I used a digital camera, an expensive one when I bought it some years ago, so can get...
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shiningcuckoo
Apr 17, 2008 10:51 pm
... OOPS! I forgot to say it is an Olympus7.5x digital zoom C-4040 zoom...
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Anne Wignall
waxeye_fan
Apr 17, 2008 11:11 pm
Dear Lynne A long, optical zoom is essential if you want to take photos of most birds. I'd recommend a minimum of 7x. My new Olympus camera (and I think a Sony...
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Rob Clubley
robclubley
Apr 17, 2008 11:12 pm
The new Sonys and Canons are excellent - they do models with 15x zoom and image stabilisation so you can take photos on really long zoom. My dad in the UK has...
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Lynne
jollinesse
Apr 19, 2008 12:26 am
... <basenjinut@...> wrote: Waht a lot of helpful tips. I have heard before that one can safely ignore digital zoom; I've used Phtot SHop do do that cropping...
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Anne Wignall
waxeye_fan
Apr 19, 2008 1:08 am
The good digital cameras have a focusing correction in the view-finder. Let the camera autofocus on something, and then adjust the viewfinder to get a sharp...
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shiningcuckoo
Apr 21, 2008 12:33 am
walking my dog this morning, not far off the main street, not quite in my backyard, was a black fantail. Unusual to see one in the North Island but did see one...
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david.kettings
Apr 22, 2008 7:35 am
Hi, the mention of a black fantail raised my curiosity as I had photographed one a few weeks ago.I had never seen one before and thought that it was chick. Now...
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Lynne
jollinesse
May 5, 2008 9:48 pm
Copy this into your browser address line: http://www.baggins.co.nz/webcam.php The web camera is on a little farm, and may not always be focussed on the bird...
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Anne Wignall
waxeye_fan
May 5, 2008 11:11 pm
Dear Lynne What a great idea! I've already bookmarked it. What, precisely, do you have on your nectar feeder? Is it a saucer with sugar-water in it? How much...
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Lynne
jollinesse
May 6, 2008 10:08 pm
... ... Oopsy, I've mislead you all; it's Not my web camera, just one I've found. But the owner tells me it's sugar and water in the dish. Thanks for the...
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shiningcuckoo
May 12, 2008 11:07 pm
here is a good idea, especially for cuckoos and pigeoens which tend to fly into windows. http://wildliferescue.ws/volunteer/how_kids_can_help/...
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Doug Harris
hornbymeccano
May 13, 2008 4:23 am
... A blackbird and I were looking each other in the eye/s yesterday, and I noted that his eyes are set well back and flat on his head, presumably to provide...
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Lynne
jollinesse
May 15, 2008 2:02 am
... I noted that his eyes are set well back and flat on his head, presumably to provide near 360-degree vision, but that his eyes can hardly be seen from...
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Lynne
jollinesse
May 15, 2008 2:03 am
A family of Tui visit my neighbourhood each day. A bottlebrush and a rata (tawa?) a couple of doors away bring them for food, as does my flax clump; and the...
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shiningcuckoo
May 17, 2008 2:24 am
http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/385...
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Doug Harris
hornbymeccano
May 17, 2008 8:59 am
... The name escapes me at the moment (a senior moment!), but you may be able to hire one from a sound recording studio or retailer - check around. On second...
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Anne Wignall
waxeye_fan
May 17, 2008 7:20 pm
I think you want something called a unidirectional microphone. Alternatively, try recording the dawn chorus at sunrise (or earlier) on a Sunday morning -- when...
