My day today included *two* puddle bathing piwakawaka, NZ fantails, at two separate city reserves.
It's getting a bit dry in the city and small puddles are getting popular.
Meep Meep!
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A little friend (a Fantail) mid-cheep as it looks up into its tree. Fantails are usually relatively unafraid of humans so it's not hard to get close to them - it's just hard to get them to stay still long enough to get piccies...
A busy pīwakawaka having a bit of a break
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Pīwakawaka/fantail
In my forest ‘backyard’ 🫶
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Hi there good looking.
This tīrairaka (South Island fantail) looked down, looked left, looked right, then looked straight at me.
Meep! Meep!
I found it hanging out with a friend in Purau Reserve. That's a forested suburban reserve in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ. Small suburban reserves with native trees are where I most often see our native forest birds in the city.
Highlights from my day...
#2: A black fantail in the Christchurch Port Hills. They're always a treat to see and this time I got photos!
Jon Sullivan
Bjorn Idle
thorstennz
Alessandra
Charlie and Ruby
iveyline
Trevor