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Feeding on the nectar of harakeke flowers at Karori sanctuary.
An endemic passerine bird of New Zealand. It is one of the largest members of the diverse honeyeater family. The name Tui is from the Maori language name tūī and is the species' formal common name. The plural is simply 'Tui', following Māori usage. The English name, Parson Bird, has fallen into disuse but came about because at first glance the Tui 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 religious attire.
On closer inspection it can be seen that Tui have faded browner patches 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.
Tui are considered to be very intelligent, much like parrots. They also resemble parrots in their ability to clearly imitate human speech, and are known for their noisy, unusual call, different for each individual, that combine bellbird-like notes with clicks, cackles, timber-like creaks and groans, and wheezing sounds—the unusual possession of two voiceboxes enable Tui to perform such a myriad of vocalisations.Some of the huge range of Tui sounds are beyond the human register. Watching a Tui sing, one can observe gaps in the sound when the beak is agape and throat tufts throbbing. Tui will also sing at night, especially around the full moon period. The yellow deposits on the crest of this Tūī are grains of pollen rubbed off from the flowers on which it has been feeding.Nectar is the normal diet but fruit and insects are frequently eaten, and pollen and seeds more occasionally. Particularly popular is the New Zealand flax, whose nectar sometimes ferments, resulting in the Tui flying in a fashion that suggests that they might be drunk. Tui are the main pollinators of flax, kowhai, kaka beak and some other plants. Note that the flowers of the three plants mentioned are similar in shape to the Tui's beak—a vivid example of mutualistic coevolution.
Male Tui can be extremely aggressive, chasing all other birds (large and small) from their territory with loud flapping and sounds akin to rude human speech. This is especially true of other Tui when possession of a favoured feeding tree is impinged. Birds will often erect their body feathers in order to appear larger in an attempt to intimidate a rival. They have even been known to mob harriers and magpies. The powered flight of Tui is quite loud as they have developed short wide wings, giving excellent manoeuverability in the dense forest they prefer, but requiring rapid flapping. They can be seen to perform a mating display of rising at speed in a vertical climb in clear air, before stalling and dropping into a powered dive, then repeating. Much of this behaviour is more notable during the breeding season of early spring—September and October. Females alone build nests of twigs, grasses and mosses.
Another return visit to Baddesley Clinton, this time in the middle of autumn, so lots of leaves on the ground.
Everything was open again, unlike the previous visit of summer 2020 (due to restrictions at the time).
In the Walled Garden.
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Boeing 737-800 (Boeing 737-8K5)
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Enfidha to Birmingham (landed after 1pm).
Not my usual photo quick shot of above while waiting for Tanks.
Boeing 737 -8K5 BY5485 TUI 0948 Tenerife to Norwich 1340 approaching Norwich airport passing over Salhouse 21-11-2024
A TUI Airlines Netherlands Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner taxiing on a glorious winter dat at Schiphol Airport
This TUI Care Foundation and The Reef-World Foundation initiative aims to help protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic.
The initiative is part of the international TUI Junior Academy programme and will deliver tailored marine environmental education courses to Youth Ambassadors, inspiring them to champion coral reef conservation projects and lead activities within their local communities. As part of a multi-faceted approach to protecting coral reefs, it will also introduce environmentally friendly guidelines to promote sustainable diving and snorkelling. This will help to reduce any local deterioration of the coral reef and build its resilience to wide-scale global challenges. In partnership with Reef Check Dominican Republic and the Ministry of Environment of the Dominican Republic, the project aims to significantly reduce any direct detrimental impact to coral reefs by building awareness of, and facilitating, environmentally-friendly best practices for diving and snorkelling activities.
Over 2,000 members of the community will also learn about reef protection through the environmental activities of Youth Ambassadors. Photo: 2020
Tui poses with a piece of wood that looks like a bazooka. After walking the half hour into the mangroves and cutting wood, we goofed around for a while before starting the walk home.
Navoci Village roam. June 2011.
This is a Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), a native of New Zealand.
Walked around the whole Island to find the best places to see the birds were on the last bit of track, where there were these trough stations set up. Was by myself there for a while patiently sitting 2 metres from the trough, & probably about 10 Tuis or Bellbirds showed up for a drink. With a few other species darting around the surrounding trees.
The damn shame was that I had almost used up both my batteries by this stage & the ferry was about to leave.