Wild and Not So Wild World - Beyond Tiki

CN Club Nouméa Member Wanganui Joined: May 03, 2010 Posts: 459	CN Club Nouméa Posted posted on Fri, Oct 7, 2011 2:59 AM Here are a couple of cheeky fellas who I see hanging around down my street: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, a.k.a. the bush pigeon or kukupa (or kereru if you are not from the North Island). Traditionally, their feathers were used by Maori to make cloaks, but nowadays they are protected birds. They are substantially larger than boring old ordinary pigeons. They even hopped down onto an adjacent fence to get a closer look at me, but were scared away by a Maori woman driving past in a car who stopped to ask: "what are those birds?" CN Toto, j'ai l'impression que nous ne sommes plus au Kansas ! [ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-10-07 03:02 ] [ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-10-07 03:04 ]

Here are a couple of cheeky fellas who I see hanging around down my street:

Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, a.k.a. the bush pigeon or kukupa (or kereru if you are not from the North Island).

Traditionally, their feathers were used by Maori to make cloaks, but nowadays they are protected birds. They are substantially larger than boring old ordinary pigeons. They even hopped down onto an adjacent fence to get a closer look at me, but were scared away by a Maori woman driving past in a car who stopped to ask: "what are those birds?"

Toto, j'ai l'impression que nous ne sommes plus au Kansas !

[ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-10-07 03:02 ]

[ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-10-07 03:04 ]

Post #609335 by Club Nouméa on Fri, Oct 7, 2011 2:59 AM