Author: markbrabyn

Last weekend we tried a new method to prevent kea from chewing on the lead flashings of an Arthur’s Pass bach. The previous weekend while on a banding trip we watched a fledgling kea (White P on Pink) nibble on the lead.  In 2017, five Arthur’s Pass kea were treated for lead poisoning, two of … Continue reading Covering lead flashings on Arthur’s Pass bach

Took this photo a month back while doing tracking tunnel work for DOC in the Hawdon Valley. A group of three fledglings flew over and landed in the scrub next to the track. All were unbanded. On the same trip sighted cat poos on our lines and around Hawdon Bush at the road end which … Continue reading Fledglings Sighted on Woolshed Hill