Our birds roCK! we have some of the rarest, weirdest, coolest birds on planet earth. Which is your favourite? I can't decide.
I love so many of them - of course the Kiwi is our icon and i LOVE that. .. .. I love piwakawaka, waxeyes, skylarks - cripes - i love 'em all!
go to this website to see which ones our politicians chose and why.
http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/mediarelease/2006/0918_voting2006birdofyear.asp?GXHC_GX_jst=8258c07850ea6165
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i think the kokako has the most haunting song, the kakapo is the most tragicly flawed for the our difficult world, the chatham island robin is the luckiest [to survive, so far], the takahe is the greatest come back, the tui, fantail, waxeye keep us company in our world and will survive. Ruru, thrills us at night with its distinctive call. Little blue penguins swim so effortlessly, gannets dive with such precision. Kereru lets us get so close [shame they end up in south auckland pub meat raffles by the dozen].
All our birds are so unique, wonderful, and endangered - a product of long isolated island ecology - oops - sorry if you don't believe in evolutionary theory ;>)
so what do you like, hammabanna? and why? you can pick as many as you like
My favourite would have to be a Fantail, but I also like Saddlebacks.
KIWI!!!! it's what represents nz!
Okay, I've changed my mind. My favourite NZ bird is the Karearea. No contest.
is that the native falcon? i've seen one at waikaremoana and i think at pirongia - awesome - great birds.
have seen kokako up close at pirongia, takahe pecked me on the head at tiritiri matangi, but best of all was my time on little barrier island - best place i've ever been
8>)
why do you like karearea?
i like the tui because of their little tuft of white under their chins! (do birds even have chins?!?!?!) i dont have time to check out the website but im sure its great!
Mr W.
I love the NZ Falcon's because they hold such deadly grace. They are powerfully majestic creatures.
Urxan
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