Tui

Would have loved to put this shot in the 30 days wild slot, but I actually took it yesterday. Shame, as it's been foggy up until now, and I've been stuck indoors.
Tūī are unique to New Zealand and belong to the honeyeater family, which means they feed mainly on nectar from flowers of native plants.

[julia]

Lovely tui .. with his fluffed up plumage... great shot.

[Elyse Klemchuk]

What a unique bird! He looks like he's wearing a bow tie.

[Dawn]

Instant fav

[M. Brutus]

It is quite a striking bird, very nicely captured. Thanks for you informative description. Great natural setting. A fav.

[Joanna kate]

So unusual

[Margo]

Beautiful bird.

[Dianne]

Terrific image.

[Babs]

They are beautiful birds. I tried to capture a photo of one while we were in New Zealand but didn't manage it

[elkehochban]

He's beautiful! Does he inflate those white thingys during mating?

[sally agnew]

Gorgeous plumage :)

[Merrelyn]

Lovely capture :)

[Michelle]

What a beautiful coloured bird, great capture :)

[Delwyn Barnett]

That is a wonderful Tui photo, you have picked up his colour and detail beautifully.