Tui at a sugar water feeder.
This lone male is a regular visitor in our garden at Little River. Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) are uncommon at Banks Peninsula. They became locally extinct more than 30 years ago and were re-introduced about eight prior to the date of this photo. The reintroduction was successful and numbers are expanding but, nevertheless, still not a common bird in this part of New Zealand, while abundant elsewhere.
Tui at a sugar water feeder.
This lone male is a regular visitor in our garden at Little River. Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) are uncommon at Banks Peninsula. They became locally extinct more than 30 years ago and were re-introduced about eight prior to the date of this photo. The reintroduction was successful and numbers are expanding but, nevertheless, still not a common bird in this part of New Zealand, while abundant elsewhere.