Kea by maggiemae

Kea

High up in the Southern Alps, these endangered birds live. They used to torment tourists, pinch their lunches, rip off the rubber on the window wipers but now there are notices everywhere to say, do not feed the Keas!
On this visit I only saw one who flew in, waddled about and turned his back on me. John said "Hey come on, turn around so Margaret can get a good photo!" He did!

Three good things:
1. The most delicious chicken or steak pies made with short pastry and not puff!
2. A fabulous old historic hotel with so many museum pieces, there is hardly any room to sit at a table!
3. Going to make a book called "The Fabulous Adventures with Captain Pugwash" ( the name of our motorhome!
arent they beautiful, a pity they are so rare and endangered now.
May 10th, 2018  
You will have plenty to fill that book with , that is for sure. What a great bird to find in the wild. I'm liking all those different greens on his feathers.
May 10th, 2018  
@helenhall Under his wings is scarlet which you only see when they fly!
May 10th, 2018  
Lovely, great feather detail
May 10th, 2018  
Great composition and feather details
May 10th, 2018  
What a little terror !! A lovely capture and composition and sharp detail in hid feathers !
May 10th, 2018  
How interesting! Love the way it's feathers match it's surroundings! fav
May 10th, 2018  
What a cool looking guy and your shot is gorgeous! catches those feathers in all their glory - love knowing they're characters too!
May 10th, 2018  
beautiful bird and photo
May 10th, 2018  
A spectacular photo with a fabulous composition. Nice of John to help you!

I imagine your book will be a bestseller!
May 11th, 2018  
What a beauty!
May 11th, 2018  
Beautiful bird... such a shame that it is now an endangered species.
May 11th, 2018  
In other words, they must be quite the characters
May 11th, 2018  
@grammyn I'll see what shape the book can be, Katy - some photo books do not allow much description which is what I need!
May 11th, 2018  
Great capture
May 11th, 2018  
Cute little fellow!
May 11th, 2018  
A nice capture - lucky for you that John asked him to look the right way!
May 11th, 2018  
He is a beauty and so good that John can speak Kea.
May 11th, 2018  
@onewing Kea speak in a series of screeches! I don't think John likes screeches - he doesn't even like opera!
May 11th, 2018  
@dide This was the only kea we saw in this area and I think he was Boss No !..... and recognised the statement!
May 11th, 2018  
What a lovely bird! Sorry to know that the species is on the endangered list. Hope the numbers increase - and soon. Love your capture and your story. Fav.
May 11th, 2018  
John is clearly very useful for encouraging your subjects to co-operate! Love it. What a gorgeous bird.
May 11th, 2018  
Beautiful bird and shot...fav
May 11th, 2018  
That book will be a best seller Margaret, lovely to see a photo of this elusive bird, you were honoured to see it here in its native environment. He looks quite a character! Bossy too I think!
May 11th, 2018  
They sound like little rascals! I love your camper’s name. What fun!
May 11th, 2018  
Great shot - getting a photo of this bird is on my bucket list.
May 11th, 2018  
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