Life at No.22, Snapshots of Tauranga

Snapshots of Tauranga #39

Suzanne

This week, while sipping our early morning coffee, it’s not been the usual raucousness of the Tui that has grabbed our attention, as far as birds go. We weren’t sure what it was. Once I confirmed it, I went on the prowl around our neighbourhood to see it. Eventually, I concluded they were comfortably flitting among the densely laden, nearly blooming pohutakawa trees that surround our area.

The bird that I am referring to is the beautiful sound of our native Korimako (a bellbird). What a treat, as I usually only hear or see them on bush tracks near our many estuaries, denser bush and Mauao (the Mount).

A few previous images of our beautiful musical Korimako

On a harakeke (flax) stem around Mauao
With a different view in a local kowhai tree
Even a korimako enjoys bathtime

When the korimako is alone, it often sounds like it’s making ‘tink’ notes at slightly different frequencies. Once they congregate, a noisy bellbird colony can sound like a chorus of high-pitched wind chimes.

Luckily for us, the lovely Korimako doesn’t seem to want to leave.

Another post I wrote about this bird can be found here

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