A NZ...

…………..Native



This is a Tui, native to New Zealand and also known as the Parson bird because of the white neck feathers.

We have two day-time residents in our garden. A larger bossy bird which is presumably the male and a smaller shyer bird.

They are wonderful, entertaining visitors - quite noisy too. I had to add the photo on the left as that is such a common sight - the ‘girlfriend’ was sitting in the tree above this bird while he was taking a break from supping the provided sugar syrup from the orange feeder.

They can make the loveliest melodic sounds, but they are also capable of producing an unbecoming honking sound!

The feathers appear black in flight and at a glance, but in reality this beautiful green is seen shimmering in the light.




Thank you for the comments, stars and hearts for yesterday’s cluster of dainty ‘spider’ flowers.


Coronavirus - Day 52 of Lockdown in NZ
Day 3 at Alert Level 2
Total coronavirus cases in NZ remains at 1498
Confirmed cases 1148 + Probable cases 350 giving a total of 1498
New cases today 0
Death Toll across NZ remains at 21 
Number in Hospital 3
Recovered from Coronavirus 1428  (95% of all cases have recovered)
Total tested in NZ  223,937

Information is from the Government Ministry of Health website