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From the lens The New Zealand Tui Bird.

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  • poissonenciel Apr 17, 2012 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    Lovely; Thank you for sharing.
  • ferginarg Mar 18, 2012 @ 5:49 am | delete
    I didn't know Captain Cook ate them, what a rotter! Great lens, I love Tui's and other NZ natives
  • Michey Mar 8, 2012 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    I like that you put maps as well, love the lens
  • cffutah Jan 30, 2012 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    enjoyed the read on this, I love all kinds of birds and where they come from.
  • Wordwinder Dec 5, 2011 @ 9:31 am | delete
    Got to know a new fellow creature. Loved it. Thanks for the introduction.
  • aesta1 Sep 10, 2011 @ 8:08 pm | delete
    What a lovely bird.
  • camshaw007 Sep 7, 2011 @ 6:00 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens, makes me miss NZ
  • lynley Aug 11, 2011 @ 5:27 am | delete
    Does anyone know where I can get a recording of the song 'When the tui sings in the Kowhai tree'. The correct title to song is Homeland Aoteoroa.
  • kiwinana71 May 12, 2011 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    Nice Lens Thanks, a bird worth having in the garden until they start fighting with other birds that want there tree of flax.
  • Flynn_the_Cat May 13, 2011 @ 1:57 am | delete
    They are very bossy birds, aren't they?
  • ChrisCruickshank May 11, 2011 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    We have had a brown tui in our garden over the summer, we have a photo. For the last week we have had a new brown tui, it is whiter and has shite spots on its side, have not got a good photo yet. It seem to spend most of the day here singing and chasing the sparrows away from the sugar water.
  • Tipi Mar 26, 2011 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Another good reason to travel to New Zealand, what a wonderful little bird. I love how you described its size by how it would be if it were sitting on your shoulder.
  • dustytoes Feb 18, 2011 @ 3:17 am | delete
    The Tui is a very distinctive looking bird with that white fluff under it's neck. I live far from New Zealand and I'm sure this will be my only encounter with it. I love the pictures of the rare white one too! Blessed.
  • askhelen Feb 15, 2011 @ 10:44 pm | delete
    I enjoy hearing the tuis singing when they come by to feed on the blossom nectar near my home.
  • JeremiahStanghini Feb 8, 2011 @ 2:13 am | delete
    I remember seeing tons of Tuis when I was in NZ!

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jeremiah
  • MissMerFaery Feb 3, 2011 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    Had to come back for another peruse and to bless this amazing lens! :)
  • SereneSea Jan 28, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    That's such a fascinating story of Tui, I wonder if I have seen something similar in India during my visit to the bird sanctuary of Ranganthitoo near Mysore. It is such a serene place with all kinds of migratory birds flocking to this place during the season. Since Tui is not migratory bird, it must be a different species. Love these creatures who are a n example of Nature's creativity and creation.
  • mysticmama Jan 16, 2011 @ 9:34 pm | delete
    I played the recording here of the Tui singing & both of my kitties thought maybe the computer was serving lunch today ~ was really funny, but guess you had to be here ;)
  • Flynn_the_Cat Jan 16, 2011 @ 10:05 pm | delete
    I had to try that - my cat's propping up the back of the laptop - but she's far too used to the sound of tuis to care! I barely got an ear twitch! (I did used to have a meow ringtone though, THAT was hilarious)
  • Threadbone Jan 11, 2011 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Our local tui or tuis sing in the key of Dm. The most common calls are either: one note on A followed by three notes two tones down on F, or: three notes on D followed by three notes up a third on F. As I said there are other variations. They seem to start singing these tunes at the beginning of spring very dominantly especially the first tune which we assume is a mating call. After Christmas the tunes become more varied and softer and fade as the summer progresses. We live in Cockle Bay Auckland.
  • Carol Jan 2, 2011 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    can you tell me if there's a difference between male and female Tui's and have the young ones got the white tuft at first? I feed them in the garden and have lots coming to the feeder, but now we seem to have one without the white!!!! Thanks
  • Flynn_the_Cat Jan 2, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Hi Carl - the only difference between males and females is size, but you are correct, juveniles don't have the white poi, and tend to be brown.
    There's a couple of photos here
    http://www.jasonelsworth.co.nz/Tui%20Juvenille.html
    http://www.mychillybin.co.nz/Photo_Closeup.aspx?id=mychillybin101166_8
  • GardenGnome Jan 30, 2011 @ 5:34 pm | delete
    hi Carol
    Have a look here: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=446
    Easy to read info about when young tui get the white feathers at their neck.
  • Asinka Dec 13, 2010 @ 12:32 am | delete
    Such a fantastic lens, keep up the good work!
  • lastlittlebird Dec 5, 2010 @ 9:44 am | delete
    Awesome lens. I don't think I've ever heard of a white tui before... and the photos in the cherry tree were beautiful!
  • Beas Oct 6, 2010 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Wonderful bird and lens!
  • GeoffSteen Oct 5, 2010 @ 8:27 am | delete
    Beautiful images, particularly of the white tui. I would love to visit New Zealand - it seems like a beautiful country.
  • KiwiGayle Sep 12, 2010 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    Wahhh! Made me homesick. Nothing around here (Wisconsin) in terms of birdson to compare! Great lens.
  • OhMe Sep 11, 2010 @ 7:30 am | delete
    I sure enjoyed this read and seeing the pictures of New Zealand's Tui Bird. Very interesting. Blessed.
  • Sylvestermouse Sep 10, 2010 @ 9:48 am | delete
    What a beautiful bird! Thank you for introducing us. That rare white bird is stunningly gorgeous!
  • rms Sep 8, 2010 @ 5:34 pm | delete
    What a gorgeous bird. Your photos are amazing!
  • whitemoss Jun 18, 2010 @ 10:26 am | delete
    A lovely lens- I really hope to visit New Zealns in the next few years. Beautiful photos.
  • vallain Jun 18, 2010 @ 8:01 am | delete
    Very informative lens. Love the key chain featuring the tui.
  • Mandy Hague Jun 17, 2010 @ 5:58 am | delete
    Hi, I was the photographer who took the shots of the white tui. My name is Mandy Hague not Mandy Harper as you stated on your site. My blog site clearly states my photos are not to be used without asking permission first. Perhaps in future you could have some common courtesy and ask before using pictures from other sites. I would have said yes.
  • Carmen Jun 14, 2010 @ 10:05 am | delete
    I love the Tui! I visited my fiance and his family in NZ during the winter of 2009. Each morning I had tea sitting on the steps outside listening to a tui in the tree above me. He was there every morning, and I quickly discovered that no other Tui on the island had a song quite like "my" tui.
  • GroovyFinds May 8, 2010 @ 1:14 pm | delete
    Outstanding!
  • HorseAndPony Apr 27, 2010 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    I'm back for a visit. Love your Tui bird lens. Hope to see one someday. Blessed!

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