The sugar water feeders were empty today and my friend here sat on the fence to alert me to his or her hunger. My reward for coming out with new supplies was this Tui stayed still and allowed me to sneak very close to take some photos.
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Lovely!
Looks a picture of health.
He/she was very happy to have some sugar water! There is a large bottle brush tree across the road so there is plenty of food there for them too!
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Thanks. This Tui was very obliging!
What a beautiful tui! It’s foliage looks so healthy and shiny. I love your close up photos.
Thank you Juliet. They are very beautiful birds.
Fantastic shot. We have a kowhai tree very close to our deck and enjoy watching the tui feeding on the flowers. They are magnificent birds.