We encountered this Kea on our second day while walking down from French Ridge Hut in New Zealand. The bird was silently sitting on the pole, waiting for us.
It you want to see Kea, head into the Matukituki Valley and you will not be disappointed 🙂
Took him a little bit to land his little feet’s - but once he did he enjoyed some sweet nectar for quite a bit.
This is the first time I’ve ever seen a different bird besides hummingbirds at their feeder so I had to share!
Some photos that I quite like.
Not listed ‘best’ in quality, but rather by their aesthetic, such as if I think the bird is in a nice background or perhaps just a cool shot In general.
US state of Colorado
These guys were all but wiped out in Ontario due to DDT pesticide, leaving only 3 known unsuccessful breeding pairs in the 1980's. So you might have had better luck searching for Bigfoot lol.
But found these 2 beauties early this morning on our lake in Central Frontenac, Ontario Canada. Some estimates say we have up to 2000+ nesting pairs now in Ontario. They seem to be making an amazing comeback!
Made waking up at 4am worthwhile lol...
Spent the evening chasing them, thanking IBIS for letting me shoot at such a low shutter speed in the dark lol
Always a good time when I get to spot crows at my local park!
I recently put up a bird feeder and some branches on the window in my kitchen and after about 3 weeks nature isn’t disappointing. Beautiful bird ♥️
Butorides atricapilla amurensis
I really like this shot, thought i’d share one of our endemic birds :)
Taken in Tuscany