13 September 2016

Korimako on kanuka

More korimako, I'm afraid, but I can't resist these marvellous little birds. On a heavily overcast, dull day, I prowled along the edge of the terrace and encountered this female korimako inspecting the bark of an old kanuka for tasty invertebrate morsels  —  a change of diet from the more usual tree lucerne nectar.

I loved the scratch and papery rustle of her little claws on the peeling bark as she spiralled up the trunk.

[1/200 sec at f4, ISO 320]



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10 comments:

  1. Anonymous13 September 2016 at 13:18

    Such a beautiful little bird. I'm glad you photograph her, so I here in California can admire such a sight.

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  2. pohanginapete13 September 2016 at 22:02

    Thanks Robin :-) I'm so glad I can share photographs of my world so easily now. The Internet has its downsides, but the benefits are huge.

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  3. christy lee-engel14 September 2016 at 07:56

    Pete, your appreciative description of the sound she is making, in addition to the beautiful clear details of claws and fluff and bright eye, makes the subtle particularity of this moment feel very alive!

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  4. pohanginapete14 September 2016 at 08:37

    Thanks Christy. It'd be nice to be able to include sound with these photographs from time to time, but then I'd probably want to add video, and ... yes, well. I'll stick to still photographs and words for now :-)

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  5. gz14 September 2016 at 08:58

    a lovely image...so sharp yet showing those soft and fluffy feathers

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  6. christy lee-engel14 September 2016 at 10:39

    Still photographs + words = perfect!

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  7. AJB14 September 2016 at 10:53

    Females apparently eat more insects etc when breeding (Sept - Feb) and also feed them to the chicks.

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  8. pohanginapete14 September 2016 at 11:37

    gz, thanks :-)

    Christy, :-)

    Andrew, that makes sense. I hadn't thought of that, but it's nice to think she might be nesting somewhere nearby.

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  9. Zhoen18 September 2016 at 00:31

    Bird at work.

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  10. pohanginapete18 September 2016 at 19:23

    Zhoen, it was working intently.

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