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 03/06/2004 05:24:09 PM · #1
These pictures are taken of Pukeko's a native Bird here in NZ, all pictures where taken at a local reserve on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.
Your thoughts or comments would be appreciated.







Message edited by author 2004-03-06 17:24:34.
 03/06/2004 05:26:29 PM · #2
cool...

looks like they have huge feet
 03/06/2004 05:29:37 PM · #3
Originally posted by soup:
cool...

looks like they have huge feet


you know what they say about birds with big feet right ? ;)
 03/06/2004 07:32:26 PM · #4
They look like a sort of cross between a turkey a crow/raven, and maybe even a vulture. Very cool and thanks for sharing them.
 03/06/2004 07:44:35 PM · #5
they have red beaks, and live in NZ?

Originally posted by hsteg:
you know what they say about birds with big feet right ? ;)

 03/06/2004 09:11:35 PM · #6
beautiful shots! Never seen a bird quite like that. Good stuff!
 03/06/2004 09:33:39 PM · #7
Jason is this the bird that rip rubber gaskets of off cars, very intelligent but also mischievous?
 03/06/2004 10:56:47 PM · #8
Neil the bird your refering to is the Kea, its a little bugga i tell you.

The Pukeko is also known as the "Purple Swamp Hen". The Pukeko are suicidal birds. I so often see them on the side of the road, dithering, darting backwards and forwards, looking for an opportunity to cross, only to come back later to see them squashed on the road. They seem to have no road sense at all. Heres a quote regrading the Pukeko "The Pukeko is a bold and fearless bird. It has learned that trains and motorcars are harmless and takes no notice of them."
 03/06/2004 11:07:27 PM · #9
Ah Purple Swamphens,cool. Nice shots. They have been introduced into so. Florida and are now breeding and spreading. Van
 03/07/2004 01:45:55 AM · #10
Thanks for all your comments and glad you liked the pictures.
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