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in the songlines (12)

            It's winter here. I'm almost living with the birds in the garden. 
It's somewhat limited my ability to keep up here.  
But spring is on the way... and soon I'll be relieved of my duties :-)

Once I begin feeding the birds I feel obliged to continue until they disappear. They never get addicted to sugarwater or peanutbutter, or sugar-rice or apples or... As soon as wild food is available they leave.   I'd  hoped this year would be quiet. It's exhausting being a birdwoman.  It's not quiet...  however it's wonderful for bird watching and photography :-) 

Over the years I've learnt that although there may be hundreds of tauho/silvereyes here, and they have some flock behaviours, (like responding to alarm signals,  and some collective cacophony)  they essentially live in  smaller family groups.    During the day whanau/family have spots around the garden (and neighbourhood) where they go to rest, cuddle (especially if it's cold) and preen. It seems to me that spot is their's for the whole winter.  

At night they all leave.   I don't know if they sleep in larger flocks, but sometimes, while photographing stars I've heard one flock calling and another, some distance away, answering.  I've even heard them fly over as a flock, calling though the dark.  I didn't know they could do that!

In late winter a bit of dating goes on.   I've seen some awkward moments :-)    But not every pair is a couple. From what I've seen over years, many are family: sisters, brothers, parents, aunts... kindred spirits.

Comments off for this one.  
Hopefully I'll have some energy soon to catch up a bit.
In between now and then... I'm grateful for the quiet company :-)
   

Taken on: August 14, 2022

Tags:

Birds

Silvereyes

Tauhou

Kindred

Winter

LIght

Family Bonds

Affection

Love

Aroha

New Zealand Native Birds

Canon EOS 80D

Canon 70 - 300mm lens

Amanda Keogh

Amanda Keogh Photography

birdcloud1

littlestories

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Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, 260mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Lens:	EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	260mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 16.0 (Macintosh)
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