Pied stilt in full cry
The pied stilts were doing a lot of calling, as there were a couple of harrier hawks were hovering round. There were several birds with young in the area, paradise ducks, swans and geese, so I think the hawks were after those rather than these grown birds.
Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus
Maori name: poaka
For some more pics of stilts, and other birds nearby click here on Flickr
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