Life at No.22, Snapshots of Tauranga

Snapshots of Tauranga #39

Suzanne

It’s not been the usual raucous of the Tui that has grabbed our attention while sipping our early morning coffee this week, as far as birds go. We weren’t sure what it was. Once confirmed, I was on the prowl around our neighbourhood to view it. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that they were comfortably flitting among 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 in bush tracks near our many estuaries, more dense 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, they often sound like they are 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.

On a kowhai branch—the kowhai is a beautiful native tree that blooms in spring.

Another post I wrote about this bird can be found here

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