Tūī in our Puriri Tree , these birds are amazing at mimicking , this one was calling chook chook chook ! so funny

I was able to get pretty close , also used a 300mm lens

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a great shot with his beak open and busily chatting away!

[Mags]

Fantastic capture!

[Dawn]

@beryl Thanks Beryl

@marlboromaam Thanking you Mags and for fav

[Heather]

A great close-up, Dawn! The details are amazing (including the wind-ruffled feathers). Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

We have mocking birds that mimic other birds but I don't think they look as interesting as this fellow! Good shot.

[Paula Fontanini]

Brilliant capture...he does look like quite the character!!

[Dawn]

@365projectorgheatherb Thanking you Heather and for fav

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann it is rather funny

@bluemoon Thanks Paula and for fav

[Beth]

Wow, what a fascinating bird, and great closeup image.fav

[eDorre]

What neat feather details

[Dawn]

@eahopp Thanking you Beth and for fav

@edorreandresen Thanking you eDorre

[Dorothy]

What a wonderful photograph!

[Babs]

What a great shot, they are lovely birds.

[haskar]

Pretty bird and lovely details. Great shot.

[Diana]

How beautiful, I love the bowtie!

[Issi Bannerman]

Super capture of this beauty!

[Dawn]

@illinilass Thanks Dorothy

@onewing Thanks Babs

@haskar Thanking you Haskar and for fav

@ludwigsdiana Thanks Diana

@jamibann Thanking you Issi and for fav

[Kathy A]

Looks like he's singing to you

[Casablanca]

What a handsome fella and so interesting that they are mimics

[Delwyn Barnett]

Great detail in the feathers.

[Valerie Chesney]

Such a beauty, wonderful capture..

[Joan Robillard]

Good capture

[Dawn]

@kjarn Hi Kathy no calling chook chook chook then goes back into his own song lol

@casablanca yes it’s a well known fact they are mimics

@dkbarnett Thanks Delwyn and for fav t

@happysnaps Thanks Valerie

@joansmor Thanks Joan

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture. Strange name of a bird for me but he looks cute with the white bow tie around his neck

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful close-up -I love his bow tie

[katy]

This is an absolutely amazing close-up

[Chris Cook]

Nice closeup

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Terrific capture.

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful!

[Bucktree]

Gorgeous capture.

[Peter Dulis]

looks proud :)

[Fisher Family]

A lovely shot of this attractive bird!

Ian

[carol white]

A lovely capture.Fav😊

[Pat Knowles]

lovely frontal shot of this lovely Tui bird……never seen from the front before I don’t think.

[Margaret Brown]

Love his dicky!! Lol

[Carole Sandford]

Super capture!

[FBailey]

Lovely sharp detail

[Judith Johnson]

Super close-up

[Linda Godwin]

Great close up

[Dawn]

@sangwann Thanks

@365projectorgchristine Thanks Christine and for fav

@grammyn Thanks Katy

@cdcook48 Thanks Chris

@mittens Thanking you Marilyn and for fav



@paintdipper @dkellogg @fishers Thanking you all

@carolmw Thanking you Carol and for fav

@happypat Thanks Pat

@craftymeg Thanking you Margaret and for fav

@carole_sandford @fbailey @busylady @rontu Thanking you all

[Joy's Focus]

Very pretty bird and great shot!

[Dawn]

@joysfocus Thanking you Joy and for fav

[Peter]

What a fabulous looking bird dressed for dinner in his bow tie lovely image Dawn, Fav:)

[Dawn]

@pcoulson Thanking you Peter and for fav

[Renee Salamon]

He’s amazing, looks like he’s talking to you directly

[Dawn]

@rensala Thanks Renee and for fav , it was a bit like that I copied him lol

[Kathy]

The chest feathers look like hands.

[Dawn]

@randystreat Thanks Kathy and for fav yes they do somewhat

[wendy frost]

Wonderful capture and great details. He is very handsome.

[Dawn]

@wendyfrost Thanking you Wendy and for fav

[Ellen E]

Nice!

[Dawn]

@ellene Thanks Ellen and for fav

[Anita W]

Amazing detail. I especially like the fancy collar

[Dawn]

@anitaw Thanking you Anita