11001-82002 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) 'old blue' sun-bathing in her territory on Little Mangere Island during the 1975 breeding season. In those days she was simply known as the 'south east' female. Following the rescue she became famous because of her longevity and breeding success *
11001-82018 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) one of two fledglings produced in October 1973 by the 'south east' female, who later became known as 'old blue'. Just out of the nest, the chick perches in a sunny clearing in the Myrsine forest on Little Mangere *
11001-82020 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) during the historic black robin rescue of September 1976, Dick Veitch carries the fourth robin - the 'blowout' female - down the sheer vertical cliffs of Little Mangere, in a small wooden box strapped to his pack *
