Sunday 27 September 2015

Kaka in Otonga Video




This video was filmed about 8.00 a.m. on 28/9/16. The Kaka is the dark blob on the left hand side of the tree, facing the video, about 1/5 of the way from the top. The Kaka actually make two distinct sounds, a piopio sound and then the harsh screech, also. In the video tui and bellbird can also be heard. Although the video is distant, it does have quite good sound and shows how vocal these birds are. Also it shows their favourite tree, the mature Kauri, where we hope perhaps there is a good nesting hole? They actually nest in the hollow of such a tree (not on the ground, as our young expert thought in a previous video, but good thinking, though). They seem to have scared away the magpies for now, they may be cracking seeds and eating the insides, I know they have been having fun playing around up there too. Will try and shoot some more video closer up, too.

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