http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/ Backyard Birdwatching in New Zealand Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:46:44 GMT shiningcuckoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/570 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/570 definitely a juvenile blackbird, as there was an identical bird in the back yard this morning. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:31:52 GMT shiningcuckoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/569 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/569 Definitely a juvenile blackbird, as there was virtually an identical bird in my back yard this morning. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:42 GMT Doug Harris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/568 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/568 ... Hi Brett. My feeling is that it is a juvenile blackbird, fledged long enough (~4+ days) to have grown its tail. The coloration is perhaps an interesting Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:35:57 GMT Gill Jackson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/567 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/567 Hi Brett, I'd say it is a juvenile blackbird colouring up to show his male colours. Regards, Gill ... When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:35:33 GMT Peter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/566 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/566 ... I haven't been in NZ for 10 yrs but I do remember that the female black bird was that motley color So I would say it is a female Blackbird Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:20:04 GMT bigpumpkin11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/565 Can someone tell me if this is a hybrid, is it moulting, or what? Photo taken in my backyard in North East Christchurch Nov. 22nd. Thanks, Brett Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:33:51 GMT Gill Jackson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/564 Good list of trees on this link..... to my mind Callistemon (bottlebrush) is a wonderful nectar source for tuis, silvereyes and butterflies and bees... it Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:32:55 GMT Anne Wignall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/563 Our neighbours had a large bottle-brush tree, which the waxeyes loved. Then the house was sold and virtually all the trees bulldozed. Hoping to keep the birds, Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:38:25 GMT shiningcuckoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/562 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/562 This link should help http://www.nzbirds.com/more/plant.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:35:28 GMT shiningcuckoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/561 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/561 This link should help http://www.nzbirds.com/more/plant.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:06:07 GMT icecoldsn0w http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/560 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/560 I was just wondering - what sort of native trees would be best to plant in a garden to attract birds? We have a fairly small garden, so they would have to be Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:13:25 GMT shiningcuckoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/559 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/559 I am not sure DOC will approve of Rainbow Lorikeets in Wellington. They are in Auckland and DOC would like to eadicate them fom there. Having them in Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:12:21 GMT gkbee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/558 We had a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets stop by for a quick dip in the eavestrough (more like 'leaves'trough) here in Wellington this morning, what an amazing Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:10:20 GMT irisgilbertnz@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/557 Hi, it's me again, I have solved the 'Ponga frond eater' problem. I first rang Forest & Bird then Doc and they told me I had a possum in my garden. Trapped, Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:09:54 GMT Doug Harris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newzealandbackyardbirding/message/556 ... Sounds like the first step is a rat-proof barrier - without seeing the actual site - perhaps a large metal cone, such as is used on ship mooring lines?