Bird Watching
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Bird life is abundant in the Iron Gates experience - some would say it is a photographers dream, thats if actually get to see them! Our birds have beautiful songs and the dawn chorus fills the early morning with an incredible bird choir with the bell birds’ flute-like song ringing out. Many of our endemic and native birds prefer the tree tops right out of view. More often you hear them & see from a distance. The secret is to be patient & just sit and wait. |
Sometimes you just mange to be at the right place at the right time as was the case with the Morepork in the above photo. Steve took this photo one night in our garden. He happened to be outside when the Morepork flew past missing him by a whisker. Steve found him sitting in the Kowhai tree with rimu foliage hanging behind. He shone his headlight onto him & he sat there for several minutes while we took photos. |
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Check out the image gallery to see a selection of the many varieties of endemic, native and introduced birds enjoying life in the northern Manawatu.
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