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Kaka on the feeding station at the reserve.
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Kaka with leg bands (rings) hanging upside down, feeding. I initially thought it was feeding from the flowers, but now think it was probably feeding on tree fuchsia fruit. But it seemed to be using it's tongue rather than beak to do it. Can't really make out the bands on both legs, but the right leg seems to be pale-green/green. All photos are frame grabs from a shaky video.
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Kaka with leg bands (rings) hanging upside down, feeding. I initially thought it was feeding from the flowers, but now think it was probably feeding on tree fuchsia fruit. But it seemed to be using it's tongue rather than beak to do it. Can't really make out the bands on both legs, but the right leg seems to be pale-green/green. All photos are frame grabs from a shaky video.
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Kaka with leg bands (rings) hanging upside down, feeding. I initially thought it was feeding from the flowers, but now think it was probably feeding on tree fuchsia fruit. But it seemed to be using it's tongue rather than beak to do it. Can't really make out the bands on both legs, but the right leg seems to be pale-green/green. All photos are frame grabs from a shaky video.
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Kaka with leg bands (rings) hanging upside down, feeding. I initially thought it was feeding from the flowers, but now think it was probably feeding on tree fuchsia fruit. But it seemed to be using it's tongue rather than beak to do it. Can't really make out the bands on both legs, but the right leg seems to be pale-green/green. All photos are frame grabs from a shaky video.
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To me this is unmistakeable bark stripping by Kaka, but I have never recorded seeing or hearing Kaka on the Mirimar peninsula. Not fresh, perhaps a year or two old?
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To me this is unmistakeable bark stripping by Kaka, but I have never recorded seeing or hearing Kaka on the Mirimar peninsula. Not fresh, perhaps a year or two old?
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To me this is unmistakeable bark stripping by Kaka, but I have never recorded seeing or hearing Kaka on the Mirimar peninsula. Not fresh, perhaps a year or two old?
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To me this is unmistakeable bark stripping by Kaka, but I have never recorded seeing or hearing Kaka on the Mirimar peninsula. Not fresh, perhaps a year or two old?
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This is less clear cut than the other observation I just posted. This is not the typical chiseled ring barking type bark stripping that I normally see from Kaka on native trees. But I have seen similar damage done by kaka where they peel back areas of bark. Then again it might be storm damage from branches hitting against each other.
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Two examples of what I believe to be from different modes of Kaka bark stripping. The photos were taken 45minutes apart so technically two separate observations.
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Two examples of what I believe to be from different modes of Kaka bark stripping. The photos were taken 45minutes apart so technically two separate observations.
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Two examples of what I believe to be from different modes of Kaka bark stripping. The photos were taken 45minutes apart so technically two separate observations.
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Having a drink
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Perched on a tree.
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Perched on a tree.
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In a tree
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Having a drink
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