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In march
2011 we visited New Zealand again, this time we kept staying on the north
island.
Kakariki we saw:
Yellow crowned parakeets we could hear
in some native forests but they were mostly hidden in the high tops of
trees.
Tiritiri-Matangi
Island
Tiritiri is a predatorfree
island near Auckland. Here we saw about 30 redfronted parakeets of both
sex. Mostly we saw them in dense strub (pic 6), at feedingplants or the
male parakeets on high positions monitoring the scenery. Even on the ground
we could spot these birds, feeding grases and maybe insects. The humidity
on this summerday was between 65% (open scenery) and 95% (forest-aerea)
at temperatures from about 25°C.
Tiritiri-Matangi is a
highly relevant bird sanctuary. Tourists may visit this island for a daytrip
but there are strong guidelines for kleening shoes and backpacks. You may
book guided tours too
You will find further
information here
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