Ruru / Morepork
Photographed at the Hawk Conservancy Trust (www.hawk-conservancy.org/)
The ruru (or morepork) is a small, dark, forest-dwelling owl. Found in both native and plantation forests, its distinctive “more-pork” call is commonly heard at night in many urban parks and well-vegetated suburbs. Ruru are relatively common throughout much of New Zealand but are sparse through the eastern and central South Island. Their diet consists of insects, small mammals and birds, which it hunts at night.
(Thanks to www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/ for the description)
Ruru / Morepork
Photographed at the Hawk Conservancy Trust (www.hawk-conservancy.org/)
The ruru (or morepork) is a small, dark, forest-dwelling owl. Found in both native and plantation forests, its distinctive “more-pork” call is commonly heard at night in many urban parks and well-vegetated suburbs. Ruru are relatively common throughout much of New Zealand but are sparse through the eastern and central South Island. Their diet consists of insects, small mammals and birds, which it hunts at night.
(Thanks to www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/ for the description)