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A kiwi it isn't!

A kiwi it isn't!

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Lucien A


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A kiwi it isn't!

But what is it? Sitting outside a hostel in the Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand, this little bird accompanied us on the porch in the late afternoon. It just sat there looking at the camera coming closer and closer. Well, I had to because I had my wideangle lens on the camera.

I'm still wondering what kind of species it is...

[Canon EOS 400D, 10-22mm@22mm, 1/50sec, F8.0, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand]

Comments 6

  • Halvorsen 02/01/2009 16:44

    Wonderful picture of this cute little fellow :-)))
    Lovely colors, and well catched!
    Very well done! ;-))

    Best wishes, Vanessa.
  • Zebrahead 17/06/2008 17:29

    great contrast and composition. Lovely bird! Exellent work

    cheers.
    z.
  • CsomorLászló 17/06/2008 17:17

    Beautiful bird, excellent details!
    bw
    CsL
  • iacob ion 01/06/2008 21:51

    Excellent capture!
  • Lucien A 25/05/2008 21:39

    Thanks for finding out what kind of bird this is...I couldn't find it.

    It was sitting next to us and panting a bit, maybe he was overheated. It sat still, even when the lens was just 25 centimeter away. After five minutes it flew away.

    I was hoping it was a rare kind of species, but alas.

    greetings,
    Lucien
  • Andrea Sagawe 25/05/2008 20:58

    10-22mm !!!?!!
    You really must have been just in front of his beak.
    Obviously a very brave (or hungry? ;-) bird.
    Great shot

    andrea