The zoo has brilliant aviaries that replicate forests that you can walk through both the ground and treetops of.
The Kea is a large bird in the parrot family that is found in the forest and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. It nests in burrows or the crevices in the roots of trees.
Sadly, this extremely smart bird (that can apparently solve logic puzzles according to wiki) was once killed by humans as they feared it would attack sheep, so now it is uncommon (though protected since 1986). It remains endangered.
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Oh good, at least you saw the clever kea in the zoo! We didn't see a single kea in New Zealand, not even at the tunnel to Milford Sound, where they are supposedly always...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. As for the opera you mentioned - do you mean the scandalous opera "Sancta" in Stuttgart? That's the only one that comes to mind on the subject... I wouldn't be interested in seeing that opera; scandalous provocation is usually a way of covering up bad quality. The music certainly doesn't seem to be the main focus - and when I go to the opera, I usually want to hear music that I like. Here I'm sending you an article in German - you can translate it by pasting the link into Google Translate, entering German as the original language and English on the other side.
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/stuttgart/oper-inszenierung-florentina-holzinger-stuttgart-arzt-sancta-reaktionen-100.html
(But videos only work in the original version.)
All the best, hugs and lovely October days, Traude
The Kea is new to me. Great post and photos. Take care, have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteWhat fab captures first time I have seen a Kea interesting also :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a zootastic week 👍
Thank you for introducing Kea to me with some lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteLike others before me, I was not aware of the Kea! What a fabulous bird.
ReplyDeleteSo very lovely. Great pics.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing shots, love it
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What wonderful birds these are. I was lucky enough to be in NZ a few months ago and saw them as well. They (and many other NZ birds) are just remarkable. Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of the Kea, I would love to see this bird in the wild.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day and the weekend ahead.
Wow ! This looks interesting and never heard of kea bird and it is amazing it belongs to parrot family. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.
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