Pamela Moresby
A New Zealand endangered Bell bird, found in bird sanctuaries.
This is from Tiritiri Matangi Island, an Island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. It feeds on sugar water daily with other birds.
You can get there by Ferry from Central Auckland once a day. The Ferry leaves in the morning and stops by at Gulf Harbour before going to Tiritiri Island. You need to take your own lunch and you are there all day, you get free tea and coffee at the visitors centre. Before that you go on a trial and you can go with a guide to explain about the different birds and forest you see.
I also have taken a photo of a Black Bird. I realise that not every Black Bird in the world is the same but this is the only type of Black Bird in New Zealand as far as I know.
Then there is the little Blue Penguin which is a protected bird. They have a hard time surviving many things.
Lastly, the Gold Finch that also lives in Australia. I don’t think birds have much trouble flying from Australia to New Zealand they ride a thermal air current and often come in on the equinox or trade winds in Spring or Autumn. It’s 4 days by boat from Auckland, NZ to Sydney, Australia and 2 hours in the air, depending on the air current. Sydney is 2 hours behind New Zealand time.
