Thursday, March 16, 2023

I'm a Fan of Fantails

Piwakawaka, or the New Zealand fantail, is one of best known of the endemic birds in Aotearoa.  It flits about, displays its tail feathers in a fan, and often seems to be curious of humans, coming quite close in the forest.  Apparently, that latter behavior isn't curiosity but hunger ... fantails eat bugs of various kinds, including those that fly, and we tend to scare up  flying bugs as we walk by.

Well, whatever ... behold the fans!














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