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birds

headless pukeko

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birds

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bird getting a bird’s eye view on a security camera

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headless bird (my speciality)

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and bird with the sky tower

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attack by swallow

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how to display birds

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fantastic display of new zealand birds in a museum

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they were taped down in a drawer which you only found if you opened it

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gibbet and giblets

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no wonder kiwis are nearly extinct

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chicken (plastic)

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pukeko

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pukekos are always about, but they seemed to be loads of them last weekend which delighted me.  as i love them.

three’s a crowd

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the keepers have their favourites

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you see that parrot ?  it’s superb

fluffy tui

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just sleeping ?

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there were a number of dead birds on auckland’s queen street earlier in the week.  i spotted a leg first, then another leg, then some seagull feathers.  and then this further up the hill.  makes you think doesn’t it ?

tui in a tui tree

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penguins

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thankful penguin

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don’t go off with penguins

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kea

a pesky kiwi bird botherer

two tuis in the garden

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these two tuis were in our garden which was quite nice as they are lovely and kiwi-y.

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hen

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cockrel

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possibly one of the funniest animals on the planet

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