Lynn Freeman, one of the volunteers at Zealandia Eco-Sanctuary, staked out a kaka nest recently hoping to photo the young fledglings leaving their nest. Her hours of patience was rewarded with some wonderful footage which I will link this blog to. She also took a marvellous series of photos (posted also on Alfie Kaka's Facebook page) showing a young kaka take its first steps into the big wide world. I have reproduced them here as well as her dialogue musing about what a young kaka may be thinking.
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| One small step for kaka, one giant leap for bird-kind |
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| Just
as well I practised a few yoga moves while in the nestbox! |
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| What
a struggle! I call this yoga pose "downward bird". |
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| Trying
to turn around is very challenging |
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| Hmmm....
maybe it's safer back inside |
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| Now
Dad has turned up to give us some wise instructions on how to fledge |
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| OK,
I'm out. Now what? |
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| I'd like to climb up here... but I can't quite reach and grab |
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| Well
it looks like I've fledged! |
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Hmmm... so this is the big wide world!
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Thank goodness Dad is here to keep an eye on me.
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