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greytown county almanac: December 2011
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Friday, December 16, 2011. Walking my dog today, I noticed that a few of the feijoas are flowering. The feijoas made me think of blackbirds, oddly enough. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Add blog to our blog directory. Miromiro, the tomtit. Goldfinches on Sow Thistles in Greytown, NZ. Turn of the 20th century. View my complete profile. Astronomical Travels: Stellar science on show. Zoste...
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greytown county almanac: Putangitangi, the paradise shelduck
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Friday, May 27, 2011. Putangitangi, the paradise shelduck. This being the duck shooting season, paradise ducks in the paddocks around Greytown are especially wary and start sounding the alarm even though I am still a great distance away, walking my dog as I am want to do. The male has the deeper voice, dueting with his mate as they fly off. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Miromiro, the tomtit. Walki...
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greytown county almanac: Silver-eye, wax-eye or white-eye
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Monday, December 13, 2010. Silver-eye, wax-eye or white-eye. Their success as a species has probably a lot to do with their varied diet which is mainly comprised of insects, fruit and nectar, but they will also readily take fat, cooked meat, bread and sugar water from bird tables. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Add blog to our blog directory. Miromiro, the tomtit. Turn of the 20th century. On the l...
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greytown county almanac: September 2011
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Korimako, the bellbird. I often hear a bellbird calling along Udy Street. Often heard but seldom seen as their discreet colouring makes them difficult to pick out of the background greens. 8220;Ka rite ki te kopara e ko nei I te ata”. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Add blog to our blog directory. Miromiro, the tomtit. Turn of the 20th century. Zosterops la...
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greytown county almanac: Prions
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Friday, August 12, 2011. The broad-billed prion was observed off the East Cape in 1769 during Cook's first voyage and again at Dusky Sound in 1773 by Forster, during Cook's second voyage. Procellariiformes have an enlarged nasal gland at the base of the bill, above they eyes. This gland rids the birds of the salt they ingest from sea water. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Miromiro, the tomtit. View ...
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greytown county almanac: Greytown's birds - the Shining cuckoo
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Friday, November 12, 2010. Greytown's birds - the Shining cuckoo. But the shining cuckoo is everywhere, largely because its main dupe the grey warbler is very widespread. Like other cuckoos, the shining cuckoo neither builds its nest nor rears its young. It leaves this job to the grey warbler who manages to rear one clutch of its own before the cuckoo arrives here around September from the Solomon I...
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greytown county almanac: Miromiro, the tomtit
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Thursday, June 09, 2011. Miromiro, the tomtit. There is a rumour of a tomtit in Greytown. Perhaps a black fantail missing its tail? Difficult to know without a photograph and sightings may be so fleeting that mistakes are made. However, though not likely, it is possible, as there are tomtits close by in the bush in the Waiohine Gorge. South Island tomtit,. Chatham Island tomtit,. Snares Island tomtit,.
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greytown county almanac: The decline and fall of sparrows
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Saturday, November 13, 2010. The decline and fall of sparrows. Why have house sparrows declined so dramatically, asks Bob Brockie (NZ Dompost, Monday, October 11, 2010). And is it just sparrows that are in decline? According to the UK's Invertebrate Conservation Trust, at least 250 of Britain's 4,000 plus species of beetle have not been seen since 1970. This is over and above the general decline in ...
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greytown county almanac: The Persecution of rooks in New Zealand
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Writing about nature, particularly birdlife, in Greytown, New Zealand. With apologies to Aldo Leopold. Thursday, December 02, 2010. The Persecution of rooks in New Zealand. On the local radio throughout this spring, Greater Wellington Regional Council was once again asking people to report on rookeries in the area. This pursuit of rooks brings into question Regional Council's pest strategies especially in relation to birds. However, there is an operational budget for the control of pests, cats, mustelids...
