Tree which is host to 969381.
A few red billed gulls in the area. I displaced the location marker on the google map, select satelite view and zoom in to see the point ;-)
(the gulls were actually down at the stream)
2 metres tall
saddleback feeding on the flax flowers.
Feeding along the stream (sorry cropped long distance shot, one day I'll get a lens suitable for zooming in on birds ;-).
Heron fishing in stream, later disturbed by man and dog on far bank.
Growing on rocky outcrop right beside river.
Growing on rocky outcrop right beside river.
When I originally saw this bird, I thought it was the black morph of the North Island Fantail. But then the photos on film that I took were under-exposed and didn't print well, and having subsequently seen pied morph juveniles I began to think it was just one of them. But more recently I scanned the negatives, and to my surprise it looks to indeed be a black morph North Island Fantail, although a young one. So the first and only black morph NI fantail I have seen in my life :-)
Filmed sometime before 22-04-2009, not even sure of year though!
Heron fishing in stream, later disturbed by man and dog on far bank.
A few red billed gulls in the area. I displaced the location marker on the google map, select satelite view and zoom in to see the point ;-)
(the gulls were actually down at the stream)
Feeding along the stream (sorry cropped long distance shot, one day I'll get a lens suitable for zooming in on birds ;-).