Wellington City biodiversity
- ledzep
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I counted 10 Kaka on Tue night in the Kinross St area by the Botanic Gardens on the way home from work. Also an Eastern Rosella calling from a tree above Lady Norwood Rose gardens. Kaka seen and heard each morning and evening on the way to and from work. This year we have seen NZ Pigeon flying over our house in Ngaio, and I am told that Kaka regularly visit properties in Crofton Downs less than a km away, so one day we may be able to add those to our home bird list.
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Hi all
A wet Sunday morning enlivened by a visit from a kaka gang. We hear kaka almost daily, and often see them flying over our property (in Mt Cook, 2 km from Zealandia). Today was the first time they had landed on our section, though they are often in the larger trees on neighbouring properties. There were at least six kaka in large pohutukawas across the street, and four landed on our house when I mimicked their calls, and came even closer when Kieran and Kate offered Brazil nuts.
Ka kite
Colin
A wet Sunday morning enlivened by a visit from a kaka gang. We hear kaka almost daily, and often see them flying over our property (in Mt Cook, 2 km from Zealandia). Today was the first time they had landed on our section, though they are often in the larger trees on neighbouring properties. There were at least six kaka in large pohutukawas across the street, and four landed on our house when I mimicked their calls, and came even closer when Kieran and Kate offered Brazil nuts.
Ka kite
Colin
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Nice shot of a kaka imitating a kea as it is slides down the banister - I saw a single kaka flying over our house in Island Bay last week but no sign of it being part of such a gang!
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Great photo indeed and gang is a good word for a bunch of kaka! This group, or a similar one, spends a lot of time around the pines behind the Karori Cemetery and keeps late hours - they commonly fly over a couple of hours after dark and we've been awakened at 2 am by them. A falcon appears to have recently taken a liking to the same area, although the only confrontation we've seen has been between the falcon and harrier.
On one day a couple of weeks ago we had red-crowned parakeets and eastern rosellas in our garden and kaka in a tree next door, although not all at the same time. It would be quite something to get all three species in the one photo - great city biodoversity indeed!!
On one day a couple of weeks ago we had red-crowned parakeets and eastern rosellas in our garden and kaka in a tree next door, although not all at the same time. It would be quite something to get all three species in the one photo - great city biodoversity indeed!!
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Did they eat the Brazil nuts?
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That photo is delightful Colin! LMAO!
BJC, last year, Zealandia's Alfie Kaka took a poll on the collective noun for kaka and his fans voted for "cacophony of kaka". Narena Olliver has a fantastic list of all the collective nouns for NZ birds at http://www.nzbirds.com/more/nounsk.html
BJC, last year, Zealandia's Alfie Kaka took a poll on the collective noun for kaka and his fans voted for "cacophony of kaka". Narena Olliver has a fantastic list of all the collective nouns for NZ birds at http://www.nzbirds.com/more/nounsk.html
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Four kaka in the grounds of Massey University (Wellington)/Wellington High on my walk to work. About 800 m from where the gang were photographed 2 days ago.
Cheers
Colin
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Colin
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2 Gannets circling Wellington harbour today lunchtime between Queens Wharf and Marina outside Te Papa. Also a small number of Fluttering Shearwaters visible from Queens Wharf.
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Large raft of fluttering shearwaters just off Wellington waterfront directly in front of Te Papa at the moment. Blue penguin, white-fronted tern, BBG and RBG also present. Great lunchtime treat!
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Nikki
Regards,
Nikki