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Arriva Kent & Surrey 6146 TUI 7939 is seen at Snodland Station whilst it awaits its departure to Maidstone.
Former Arriva Midlands 4009
The tui's beak is perfectly shaped to fit into the harakeke (or NZ flax) flower from which it feeds on nectar.
Taken a few weeks ago when the harakeke was still flowering and nectar for the birds was plentiful.
Tui are endemic to New Zealand and they're in the honeyeater family. I saw Tui birds 6 times or so and I thought they were black birds. With a flash I could finally see the Tui's colors and iridescence.
A New Zealand icon, the tui is loved for its singing voice and unique plumage. At first glance the bird appears completely black except for a small tuft of white feathers at its neck and a small white wing patch, causing it to resemble a parson in clerical attire. On closer inspection it can be seen that tui have brown feathers on the back and flanks, a multicoloured iridescent sheen that varies with the angle from which the light strikes them, and a dusting of small, white-shafted feathers on the back and sides of the neck that produce a lacy collar. The name tui is from the Māori name tūī and is the species formal common name. It is only found in New Zealand.
This bird came to feed on the nectar of the New Zealand flax outside the Apartment we were staying in Franz Josef, South Island.
Nice to have a bit more time on my hands during lockdown so I can experiment a bit more with my photography.
Taken in Golden Bay, South Island.
Tui are boisterous, medium-sized, common and widespread bird of forest and suburbia – unless you live in Canterbury. They look black from a distance, but in good light tui have a blue, green and bronze iridescent sheen, and distinctive white throat tufts (poi). They are usually very vocal, with a complicated mix of tuneful notes interspersed with coughs, grunts and wheezes. In flight, their bodies slant with the head higher than the tail, and their noisy whirring flight is interspersed with short glides.
Taken in Golden Bay, South Island.
Tui are boisterous, medium-sized, common and widespread bird of forest and suburbia – unless you live in Canterbury. They look black from a distance, but in good light tui have a blue, green and bronze iridescent sheen, and distinctive white throat tufts (poi). They are usually very vocal, with a complicated mix of tuneful notes interspersed with coughs, grunts and wheezes. In flight, their bodies slant with the head higher than the tail, and their noisy whirring flight is interspersed with short glides.
Sorry for all the Tui pictures, it has been a very long time since I was able to get close enough to get some decent shots.
New Zealand has a number of unique birds. While some are more rare, and more difficult to see, there can't be many that are more attractive than the Tui when seen close-up.
Seen these interesting sounding honeyeaters almost everywhere we've been. Call would fit in well in a sci-fi movie!
New Zealand has numerous unique birds. Some are quite rare and difficult to see in the wild. The Tui is relatively common, but it has to be one of the most attractive birds to see (and to hear).
White feather on its chin, and a bonkers flight pattern, I've not the patience to try to get a photo of one in flight....
It has a beer named after it...
Tui, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, 30 cm. / 11.8 in. COMMON. Abundant ENDEMIC honeyeater of native forest and scrub, farmland with kowhai, gums and flax, parks and gardens. Here feeding on New Zealand Flax, Phormium tenax. There are two tufts of white feathers at the throat - called "poi".
Waiatarua Reserve, St. Johns Park, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand.
©bryanjsmith.
...on harakeke (NZ flax)
I get the impression that my cover may have been blown!
Tui, one of New Zealand's native honeyeaters, are important pollinators of native forest flowers. The tui's beak is perfectly shaped to fit into the harakeke flower from which it feeds on nectar.
We have a couple of adult tūī that regularly use our bird bath. Yesterday, one of them arrived with two juveniles.
The adult bathed first and then waited patiently while the juveniles made their attempts. It was quite entertaining watching them get used to the water.
This was only the second time I have seen juvenile tūī up close. It was a treat to have them visit our garden.
A Tui getting ready to sample the delights of a Prunus Campanulata or Taiwan Cherry blossom.
© Dominic Scott 2023
During my time in NZ last year I wanted to capture all the beautiful native birds but I didn't manage to photograph many as hoped as they never stayed still long enough, or I had the wrong lens on! But while waiting to meet a friend for lunch at Petone this Tui decided the tree next to me looked very tasty so I got my shot!
Cứ cgắg nài nỉ đi, cố tàn mạt luôn :D
Sắp nhập học mà cứ sốt lên sốt xuốg. Chớ thèm uốg thuốc mà cứ ăn đồ lạnh, uốg nc' đá, lại còn ngủ k chịu mắc mùg nữa chứ:)) Chả b mìh bị làm s nữa =="
Thoi mìh out đây :-h
A photo of a Tui in a Kowhai Tree. The Tui has a white tuft of feathers on it's throat and that's why it was once called a Parson bird by new English settlers. Photo taken at Wellington, New Zealand
I was busy photographing ths pincushion protea when a Tui arived for a spot of lunch. They dont normaly like people near but this one didnt seem to mind.
yèh yéh hình là chụp lâu r` :"> tại mới down pts lại đc nên nghịch màu mè tí =)) dnay` thiz màu mè l' nha \:d/ thiz cái font :">
In het weekend van vrijdag 22 /23/24 December 2023 , reed de eerste TUI ski Express van het seizoen 2023/2024
Op vrijdag avond waren de eerste wintersporters vertrokken naar Oostenrijk, Eindbestemmingen Bischofshofen en Bludenz
Waar deze op zaterdag ochtend aankomen , omdat dit de eerste trein vertrok deze als ledigmateriaal weer van uit Oostenrijk naar Amsterdam , zo kon ik deze fraaie trein te Hedel op 24 December 2023 vastleggen met als tractie de Train Charter TCS 101001 , Tot aan de grens had de TCS 103003 (101 133) deze trein gebracht
Tevens is goed te zien dat de weilanden het steeds moeilijker krijgen om het vele water te verwerken