tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post8717494264835496746..comments2024-03-16T02:47:26.441+13:00Comments on This Fluid Thrill: Avian cheer / Bucky O'Hare / A cache of silvereyesCraig Cliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-41139637730821396292012-05-01T08:15:59.337+12:002012-05-01T08:15:59.337+12:00It would be a shame to have to choose between some...It would be a shame to have to choose between some of the wonderful entries on your list, though.<br /><br />I envy you Wellingtonians for having the Karori Sanctuary so close. Here in the Lesser Auk we have something just as wonderful but have to pay twice as much to go there on a ferry. I hope the sanctuary survives.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm lucky enough to be able to see lots of silvereyes and the occasional grey warbler in the laden crabapple trees outside my office window. Can't get over those warblers, weighing just 6.5g and singing with every bit of their bodies.Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549609289169890919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-5335814288017257352012-04-26T09:44:18.439+12:002012-04-26T09:44:18.439+12:00I like it. I might have to work out how to stick a...I like it. I might have to work out how to stick a poll up on the blog so we can all vote...<br /><br />Any more suggestions?Craig Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-89188915592255869512012-04-26T09:01:08.220+12:002012-04-26T09:01:08.220+12:00A spectacle of silvereyes?A spectacle of silvereyes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-42016042651081234762012-04-25T13:41:41.375+12:002012-04-25T13:41:41.375+12:00Ah, you're probably right there, Pip. that wou...Ah, you're probably right there, Pip. that would explain "his" comparative gregariousness.Craig Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-47106156030272263442012-04-25T12:57:02.407+12:002012-04-25T12:57:02.407+12:00Nice pictures! I wonder if the Hihi's a juven...Nice pictures! I wonder if the Hihi's a juvenile male though. You can see what looks like his adult plumage starting to come in - the black feathers appearing on his chest and the yellow starting to appear on his wings. I'm trying to remember how long it took for the adult plumage to come in. I'd have thought it might be a little late in the season but perhaps ....<br /><br />Only way to tell for sure is if he opens his beak and lets out a very male stitch!Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205242741145067573noreply@blogger.com