tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post121403465661262326..comments2023-11-05T15:27:16.129-08:00Comments on Artist by Nature: Art and Photography by Mandy Hague, Whakatane. : Shining cuckoosMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957064180073048213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post-48303432547424856652010-03-27T15:49:32.072-07:002010-03-27T15:49:32.072-07:00Thank you Steve. They are amazing birds up close, ...Thank you Steve. They are amazing birds up close, ie. in your hand after they hit a window. And you're right they have no window sense unfortunately. I was surprised how close I can actually get to them. And apparently cats can get very close to them too so its fortunate the warblers have had a good season!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957064180073048213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post-77431639775227076472010-03-22T20:32:32.078-07:002010-03-22T20:32:32.078-07:00Lovely photos Mandy. I've noticed these guys a...Lovely photos Mandy. I've noticed these guys are kind of keen on windows. I picked up a dead one last year and a live one this season. It was a bit stunned but flew off okay after a couple of minutes. The following morning I saw two together in a kowhai cleaning up the caterpillars. I guess the warblers must have had a good season...Steve Brightwell, Department of Conservation (Te Urewera/Whirinaki)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post-88243605474554642182010-03-18T02:38:33.355-07:002010-03-18T02:38:33.355-07:00Thanks Marilyn. They don't seem to make any no...Thanks Marilyn. They don't seem to make any noise while feeding so they would be easy to miss unless you were looking out for them.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957064180073048213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post-64309684473960136872010-03-15T23:01:33.330-07:002010-03-15T23:01:33.330-07:00Thanks for these pics Mandy. I've only glimpse...Thanks for these pics Mandy. I've only glimpsed one briefly, but have heard them often. Will check out our kowhai for caterpillars.Ariadne aka Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352901012991397011noreply@blogger.com