Garden Locals: A curious female tūī at the feeder
Garden Locals – meeting the wildlife that visits our garden, one moment at a time.
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Garden Locals, Tui#tui
Photographing Tūī Feeding on Flax Flowers at Zealandia
It’s no secret that tūī adore flax/harakeke flowers. The moment the blooms appear, the birds arrive in full force.
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Tui, Zealandia
Kōwhai in Bloom: A Haven for Tui and Silvereye Photography
The kōwhai is in bloom and the tui and silvereye are loving it! Discover my latest bird photography moments in the garden this spring.
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Kowhai, Silvereyes, Tui
Tui Antics
One of my favourite New Zealand birds is the tui. We live in the Wellington Region and are blessed with large numbers of these magnificent birds.
The Tui And The Flax Flowers
Flax plants are flowering everywhere at the moment and with it we have tui with yellow pollen on their faces from drinking the nectar. It is a great opportunity to photograph tui as they feed off the nectar.
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Tui
The Last of the Kōwhai Flowers
The kōwhai flowering season is coming to an end, and with it the opportunities to photograph the tui from inside the house. Each year I strive to get a better image than the previous years, and I think I achieved that this time. I have been lucky that there were a couple of branches that
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Tui
More Spring time tui images
We had a cold snap come through, so staying inside with the fire going was the order of the day. Didn’t stop the camera from working hard though. The tui still want to feed no matter how cold it is or how wet, so I sat watching them through the window and made these images.
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Tui