04 June 2016

Korimako (NZ bellbird)

In the previous post I mentioned how the tree lucerne had begun to attract birds like the korimako. This evening I finally managed to photograph one of these beautiful birds. This is a female, easily identifiable by the white stripe at the corner of her mouth.

[1/160sec at f4, ISO 400]



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4 comments:

  1. Zhoen5 June 2016 at 10:03

    What a subtle beauty.

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  2. pohanginapete7 June 2016 at 08:33

    Zhoen, the males are a little more colourful, but still subtle. No one could accuse them of being gaudy.

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  3. gz15 June 2016 at 08:16

    the song makes up for the subtle colouring

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  4. pohanginapete15 June 2016 at 08:49

    gz, right now I can hear one calling close by. It's one of the less melodious calls, but still a joy to listen to.

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