Over-run by Starlings
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Over-run by Starlings

There are lots of Starlings cruising around the neighbourhood at the moment, no doubt nesting in the eves of unsuspecting houses! Whilst I think they are quite pretty birds, I don’t see this as a positive thing, as they compete for food with our native birds, such as the bellbird which feeds on flax flowers, […]

Black Backed Gull
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Black Backed Gull

Be nice to have a bit of variation in our local sea birds, but you work with what you’ve got I guess. The local Black Backed gulls hang out at low tide on Sumner beach, picking up pipi’s in the shallow water. They then fly up into the sky and drop them onto the beach, […]