#kereru — Public Fediverse posts

A pair of Kererū on a fence. Super chill, they stayed there while I took photos #Kererū #Aotearoa #Welly

Hey babe, would you like me to fluff myself up and bob up and down for you?

I saw this pair of kererū in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens yesterday. It looks like love is in the air.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/389182421

#birds #NZ #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #kererū #AnimalBehaviour #Display

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ kererū ✧

The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) is a species of pigeon native to New Zealand. Described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789, it is a large, conspicuous pigeon, up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in length and ranging from 550 to 850 grams (19 to 30 oz) in weight, with a white breast and iridescent green–blue plumage. Kererū pairs a...

#newzealand #kererū #māori #bird #forestbird #wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kererū

Here are five kererū perched up a tree last Wednesday in Cashmere, Ōtautahi, NZ. I saw these while biking into work and just uploaded them to #iNaturalistNZ

While kererū numbers have been gradually climbing in the city, it's still rare that I see five at once. Always a treat.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/367675817

#birds #nz #kererū #iNaturalist

Note that Nathan Odgers photographed a kererū (NZ wood pigeon) at Lincoln this morning. We hardly ever get kererū visiting Lincoln so if you're in the area keep an eye out for it.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/360723528

#birds #nz #Lincoln #kererū #iNaturalistNZ

It's that time again in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, when the fruit on the te kouka cabbage trees are at peak ripeness. That brings in the kererū to parts of the city.

Here are some of my photos of kererū eating te kouka fruit in the city from this long weekend. It includes what I think is the first time I've seen a kererū on Rose Street (that's on one of my fortnightly survey routes, which I've run since 2008).

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/347375376

#kererū #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #nz #birds #iNaturalistNZ #frugivory #UrbanEcology #nature

A Kererū, or New Zealand Pigeon, showing off its colours

#Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #NaturePhotography #Nature #Aotearoa #New Zealand #Kereru

BIRD NEWS FLASH! I saw a kererū in Lincoln, NZ, on my bike ride home this evening. I’ve been counting birds at Lincoln since 2003 and this is the first time I’ve seen a kererū here.

I hope it sticks around.

This is the 4th kererū sighting on #iNaturalist (previously once in 2017 and twice in 2012).

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/343764606

#kererū #birds #nz #lincoln

Behold, a feeding frenzy of Plum Sharks!

Plum sharks AKA kererū, the NZ wood pigeon.

Plums are in full fruit in Ōtautahi-Christchurch city, NZ, at the moment. I was on Valley Road today in Cashmere there were at least 11 kererū feasting in the plum trees up the side of the road.

I think plums are one of the big reasons that these birds venture down from the hills into the city at this time of year.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/333255361

#birds #fruigivory #plums #Prunus #woodpigeon #pigeons #kererū #nz #Christchurch #nature #iNaturalist #iNaturalistNZ

The kōwhai trees are in fabulous full bloom across Ōtautahi-Christchurch city, NZ. They're blooming about a month late this year and are making up for that with a huge number of flowers.

That's making the korimako and kererū in the Cashmere hills happy. The korimako are pollinating the kōwhai flowers, which I guess also makes the kōwhai happy, to the extent that a kōwhai tree can be happy. The kererū, on the other hand, are eating the kowhai's flowers and young leaves.

korimako: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/315198237
kererū: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/315196715

#NZ #nature #Christchurch #Ōtautahi #birds #pollination #herbivory #Anthornis #Hemiphaga #kererū #korimako

Anyway, look how cute this #Kererü is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI3uA9J1nkA

New addition! 🌏 Kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) #NewZealandBirds #AustralasianBirds | #Kererū #Kūkupa #NewZealandPigeon #WoodPigeon #HemiphagaNovaeseelandiae | #NewZealandPigeons #WoodPigeons #DoveFamily #Columbidae 📷: Photo by Manubird🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

Yesterday was the second day I saw a kereru flying at my school, ever. The first time was a few weeks ago.
I am so hopeful that the planting people are doing as well as the predator control, is supporting this change.

Here's to more sightings 🤩
#Birds #AoNZ #kereru

Here's a kererū (NZ wood pigeon) that I photographed last weekend. It was contentedly munching away on kōwhai leaves and didn't seem to mind me taking some photos. I love how the backlit sun makes its red eyes shine.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/305164242

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/54711217603/

#kererū #birds #photography #nz

Here are two of the kererū (NZ wood pigeons) I photographed along my bike ride.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/301162369

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/301162367

#birds #nz #ChirstchurchPortHills #kererū

Three highlights from my day...

#1: kererū in the Christchurch Port Hills!

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791769
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791771
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791775
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791774
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/299791776

#birds #iNaturalist #nz #kererū

This afternoon I was up in the Port HIlls of Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, doing my monthly biodiversity survey. The standout moment was coming eye-to-eye with a kererū, at head height, about an arm's length away. It must have seen me coming but I was looking at a patch of plants and didn't notice it until I was right next to it. Remarkably it didn't fly off. It just looked at me. I quickly photographed it then moved on.

Magic.

(It was probably eating a meal of the kowhai leaves, although I didn't overstay my welcome to find out.)

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/282593424

#birds #kererū #nz

@Mr_Xarii yay the #WoodPigeon (#Kereru )

Layering, slow and steady~~ Almost 3-4 hours of building I up very gently... Not sure if I'll photograph more in process, but if bridgy is working fine keep an eye out on @art.lucidillusions.in account for the final post ^_^ #Art #Kereru #WIP 🪶 🐡

@aurynn @irix we have #KuneKune footprints or #Kererū footprints on the bottoms our boxes just waiting to be cut out and used to keep your place.

Hey New Zealanders, can you post more photos and videos of #Kererū please? 😀

#NewZealand #NZ #Birds

Some birds from the Fox Glacier area. The magnificent Kererū (NZ Pigeon) and a pair of Paradise Shellducks.

#NewZealandWildlife #bird #Kererū #ParadiseShellduck

Well that took a bit longer than expected. 😆 Just added the 2018, 2019 and 2020 edition to the collection. Barrel-aged goodness. 🍻

#stout #BarrelAged #Kereru

How many kererū in a tree?!

*EIGHT* kererū in a tree!

That's this morning on Macmillan Ave.

(And that's a lot for kererū for a city tree in Ōtautahi-Christchurch.)

😀

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/217000885

#nz #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #birds #Kereru #iNaturalist #iNaturalistNZ

Kererū - New Zealand Wood Pigeon at dusk.

#kereru #woodpigeon #pigeon #birdsofnz #birdsofmastodon #whangaparaoa #auckland #newzealand #photography #fujifilm #fujifilmxseries #fujifilmxt5 #fujifeed #fujilove