One day last August, I was away from home and was telling friends how I had never seen a karearea. Everyone else had seen them frequently. They even nested in a building at work. But not me. When we got home the next day, there was one in the drive sitting on a low branch eating a bird. We watched it for about 10 minutes.
Also saw my first whio this year.
But that can't beat the day I saw two birds I had never even heard of before for the first time, without even trying – pipit and banded rail.
Gruesome but very cool. Love the kārearea - I've got a photo of one looking similar to panel 6 as it was dissecting a thrush. What species were the other birds?
One day last August, I was away from home and was telling friends how I had never seen a karearea. Everyone else had seen them frequently. They even nested in a building at work. But not me. When we got home the next day, there was one in the drive sitting on a low branch eating a bird. We watched it for about 10 minutes.
Also saw my first whio this year.
But that can't beat the day I saw two birds I had never even heard of before for the first time, without even trying – pipit and banded rail.
One day will be my last first sighting.
Gruesome but very cool. Love the kārearea - I've got a photo of one looking similar to panel 6 as it was dissecting a thrush. What species were the other birds?