Bird Recovery and Quarry Garden
The bird recovery area is a hospital for sick and injured birds.
There is a Tui here. He's a mid sized dark bird - hard to see him in the shadows - and for the past two weeks he's been mourning the death of his mate. He used to *talk*, the only Tui known to do so. Of course, they aren't pets so it's possible others Tuis would talk too.
Mike coaxed him, gently calling "Woof woof", his favourite words, and eventually it worked. "Come here", he invited us but alas, we were fenced out.
The Quarry Garden is under development and features Look, Touch and Hear gardens. As their centennial project, three local Rotary clubs funded a lovely arched footbridge in white and blue connecting the developing gardens to the adjacent hills.
There is a Tui here. He's a mid sized dark bird - hard to see him in the shadows - and for the past two weeks he's been mourning the death of his mate. He used to *talk*, the only Tui known to do so. Of course, they aren't pets so it's possible others Tuis would talk too.
Mike coaxed him, gently calling "Woof woof", his favourite words, and eventually it worked. "Come here", he invited us but alas, we were fenced out.
The Quarry Garden is under development and features Look, Touch and Hear gardens. As their centennial project, three local Rotary clubs funded a lovely arched footbridge in white and blue connecting the developing gardens to the adjacent hills.
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