DSC_3417 Black robin, or kakaruia (Petroica traversi) new habitat. For almost a century Little Mangere had been the last remaining habitat of the black robin, but by late 1976, the population had dropped to just two pairs and three lone males, and so all birds were transferred there, to this sheltered patch of forest on nearby Mangere Island *
11001-78305 Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) adult returning to nest with food. Showing distinctive thick pointed bill and short raised crest characteristic of this species. Sulphur Point, Rotorua *
11001-78302 Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) adult female sitting tight on nest in clover. Showing distinctive thick pointed bill and camouflaged plumage characteristic of this species. Ihumatao, Mangere *
