Kingfishers
Over the past few months we have been lucky enough to have regular visits from numerous Kingfishers.
These beautiful birds are found widely in New Zealand in a wide range of habitats: the key spots are elevated observation posts to hunt from, banks or suitable standing trees to build nests in, and open or semi-open habitats which support a range of prey items.
They are called “sacred” for it was said to be a holy bird for Polynesians, who believed it to have control over the waves.
