11001-70316 Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) 'Butterburr' - one of the last surviving Sinbad males examining the photographers foot in February 1975. This was probably the very first time this aged wild bird had ever encountered a human in his forest *
11001-70314 Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) 'Butterburr' - one of the last surviving Fiordland males displaying ('dancing') in his 'arena' in the head of Sinbad Gully in February 1975. This photo was taken in the years before kakapo became extinct on mainland New Zealand *