The gathering....

At times there are about 30 Dikkops gathering in our Olive grove to mate.

[Carole G]

Hehe he, I'm starting to love your dikkops! Kind of like our pukeko's

[Margo]

Most unusual birds

[Denise Wood]

Great gathering :)

[Merrelyn]

That would be quite a sight :)

[Sylvia Binch]

Such odd birds. They look too heavy for their long legs.

[Suzanne]

Do they squabble during mating season Diana, there looks to be some sizing up of the opposition going on!

[Rick]

Cool capture.

[Diana]

@yorkshirekiwi @777margo @gilbertwood @merrelyn @bintal @suzanne234 @rickster549 Thanks for the kind comment, much appreciated.

[Diana]

@suzanne234 You have no idea of the noise a handful of these can make Suzanne! As they are nocturnal, the ear piercing sqeaking and sqauking is quite bothersome in the evening. They seem to be chasing each other in all directions. Fortunately not for too long ;-)

[Connie Little]

Party time.

[Valerie Chesney]

Certainly a gathering, wonderful capture...