Good choice. We have had Kereru visiting our place the last couple of years and there are a few of them hanging out in the trees at the retirement village just down the road. We are close to Te Kowhai village north west of Hamilton so probably not the normal habitat for the Kereru but a lot of people have planted trees to attract the tui which has worked well. We have several self seeded trees which produce berries that the tui like and the Kereru like the berries as well, with no berries at the moment the kereru seem content with the leaves on one of our trees. Lovely birds, it is a pleasure to have them visit.
A pretty cool bird, I guess. Personally I wanted the fantail to win.
They hang in my garden, and i must say the chap is one of the most long suffering partners i have ever observed. For months he may not approach to close or ever deign to alight the same branch. He hangs in, and eventually is allowed on the same level. A metaphor perhaps or not.
Good result, love those plump pigeons.
Whilst its always nice to highlight the plight of our many endangered birds. I do not see a more widely seen species winning as a loss. Having a species most people can connect to, can hopefully be used to help promote more local level trapping/traplines, and encourage people to do more in thier own back yard. Many of our intoduced predators eat kereru eggs (and some eat adults). If this leads to more local level ecosystem reports, its still a big win for conservation. Sometimes a whole ecosystem approach can be more reachable than some species most will never see (As much as I may or may not have voted whio)
Bravo, Kereru....gorgeous birds, low, slow flying jumbo jets,....amazed they dont stall........
The kereru is a great bird, and its cool that it won. My only disappointment is that the title didnt go to a more endangered bird, which couldve drawn attention and support to it.
I always vote for the Takahe - one year Ill be right.
How can it be âthe kererÅ« or kÅ«kÅ«paâ? Why not choose one name or the other.
Probably because in an environment like yours there are ample more easily accessible food sources for the predators you mention.
Sounds like little river where I used to live, we would see them daily in singles and in pairs.
Ohhh yeah, I miss seeing the Kereru and listening to them since I moved out of my old place. What a deserving winner
Threatened by de-forestation, climate change, mammalian predators, and the indigenous- who have this perverse belief that they are entitled to kill and eat them.Its time to honour our native birds by getting serious about their protection and regeneration. Thats another tax that Id be happy to pay.
Funnily enough they do...You can search kereru stall on yourtube, to see them flying up and stalling which they may do for various reasons. I see it occasionally here, yet to catch it on camera myself though.
There is more than one dialect or one iwi in NZ. Most birds have multiple names often regionally based. As far as I am aware kūkūpa is more of a Northland thing.
How utterly appropriate. An overweight version of cities feathered rats, gets winglessly drunk on fermented berries, and crashes into cars.Its NZ to a tee.
I wonder if Sonny Tau voted for the Kereru. He certainly his favourite judging by how many he likes to eat...
Tasty.
Intriguing as to why anyone would bother trying to scam this - competing for funding or obsessiveness or what?
Pretty cool. I had a flock of eleven kereru roosting in my elm trees last week! But, I voted for the Fairy tern!
Good choice. We have had Kereru visiting our place the last couple of years and there are a few of them hanging out in the trees at the retirement village just down the road. We are close to Te Kowhai village north west of Hamilton so probably not the normal habitat for the Kereru but a lot of people have planted trees to attract the tui which has worked well. We have several self seeded trees which produce berries that the tui like and the Kereru like the berries as well, with no berries at the moment the kereru seem content with the leaves on one of our trees. Lovely birds, it is a pleasure to have them visit.
A pretty cool bird, I guess. Personally I wanted the fantail to win.
They hang in my garden, and i must say the chap is one of the most long suffering partners i have ever observed. For months he may not approach to close or ever deign to alight the same branch. He hangs in, and eventually is allowed on the same level. A metaphor perhaps or not.
Good result, love those plump pigeons.
Whilst its always nice to highlight the plight of our many endangered birds. I do not see a more widely seen species winning as a loss. Having a species most people can connect to, can hopefully be used to help promote more local level trapping/traplines, and encourage people to do more in thier own back yard. Many of our intoduced predators eat kereru eggs (and some eat adults). If this leads to more local level ecosystem reports, its still a big win for conservation. Sometimes a whole ecosystem approach can be more reachable than some species most will never see (As much as I may or may not have voted whio)
Bravo, Kereru....gorgeous birds, low, slow flying jumbo jets,....amazed they dont stall........
The kereru is a great bird, and its cool that it won. My only disappointment is that the title didnt go to a more endangered bird, which couldve drawn attention and support to it.
I always vote for the Takahe - one year Ill be right.
How can it be âthe kererÅ« or kÅ«kÅ«paâ? Why not choose one name or the other.
Probably because in an environment like yours there are ample more easily accessible food sources for the predators you mention.
Sounds like little river where I used to live, we would see them daily in singles and in pairs.
Ohhh yeah, I miss seeing the Kereru and listening to them since I moved out of my old place. What a deserving winner
Threatened by de-forestation, climate change, mammalian predators, and the indigenous- who have this perverse belief that they are entitled to kill and eat them.Its time to honour our native birds by getting serious about their protection and regeneration. Thats another tax that Id be happy to pay.
Funnily enough they do...You can search kereru stall on yourtube, to see them flying up and stalling which they may do for various reasons. I see it occasionally here, yet to catch it on camera myself though.
There is more than one dialect or one iwi in NZ. Most birds have multiple names often regionally based. As far as I am aware kūkūpa is more of a Northland thing.
How utterly appropriate. An overweight version of cities feathered rats, gets winglessly drunk on fermented berries, and crashes into cars.Its NZ to a tee.
I wonder if Sonny Tau voted for the Kereru. He certainly his favourite judging by how many he likes to eat...
Tasty.
Intriguing as to why anyone would bother trying to scam this - competing for funding or obsessiveness or what?
Pretty cool. I had a flock of eleven kereru roosting in my elm trees last week! But, I voted for the Fairy tern!