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mating Tūī birds

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Description:

Unfortunately pics were snapped from a distance, because as soon as I tried to come closer and take a video, they flew away! Oh well, 3 it's a crowd, I guess!

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4 Comments

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

Hahahahahahahaha

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Maybe your blue face scared them. :)

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

I was even holding my breath as I was going closer & closer...And they just went away...(I am really p!$$3d off with myself :(

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Funny how birds do that. I would love to see these in the wild.

Wellington, New Zealand

Spotted on Oct 16, 2012
Submitted on Oct 16, 2012

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