Saturday, 26 July 2014

Kingfisher

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.









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