Endemic New Zealand Tūī bird has something to say

Our treasured mask was the recipient of some insider bird secrets.
The endemic Aotearoa New Zealand Tūī bird is a prolific talker/songster.
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[@dragon-acrocantho]

Like 12. Thanks for sharing this awesome time 😊

[@ohaeman]

Thanks for visiting 😎

[@user-xy3lg5ir9e]

Beautiful bird, beautiful song. Very interesting plumage, especially the white ball under the beak ❤️

[@ohaeman]

Thank you for saying.
Indigenous Māori folk call them white feathers a "poi".

[@Ambre933]

Sublime décor avec ces visages sculptés et cet oiseau 🐦 au plumage original avec son chant 🎶 surprenant qui nous enchante !!
❤ ! J'adore le son mélodieux 🎶 qu'il fait lorsqu'il boit! C'est très agréable à écouter !
🐦🎶🌿🎶🐦🌿

[@ohaeman]

Merci, Ambre. Votre appréciation nous enchante. 😎🙏

[@graphite2786]

It's so cool how their populations are growing. My mum is a Kiwi and when she was a little girl they never saw these birds at all.

[@ohaeman]

Yep it is very cool.
This growth pattern is limited to varying parts of the Islands & probably due to a more stringent predator control thru trapping & fencing.
We are not fans of the aerial poison 1080 & still question its use over other trapping methods.
Thank you for watching & taking the time to comment. 🙏😎

[@Reg_The_Galah]

Very beautiful bird, lovely sounds. What is it eating out of that dish?

[@ohaeman]

Thanks for acknowledging Reg.
1 tblspn apricot jam in a jamjar full of boiled filtered water is our brew for the nectar feeders. Its always sweeter near the end bro.

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

@@ohaeman Interesting. So they are nectar feeders like hummingbirds are in the northern hemisphere? I guess it makes sense with that long beak and tongue of theirs.

[@2degucitas]

C3PO, will you please translate what it said?

[@ohaeman]

🥰 We asked chatGPT 4 the same.
It needed more convo.🤔😎