𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou. Rakiura's webcam is down but will hopefully be back up some time next week.
In other #kakapo2026 news ...
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou. While Rakiura was out last night, Nora and Heather decided they were ready for their close-ups. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where Rakiura has been busy doing some interior decorating, spraying Nora and Heather with woodchips. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Pukenui where Atareta has been displaying strong brooding instincts despite Vori-A1 levelling up in size as is Atareta-A2 who is close by.
(All is well with Rakiura, Nora and Heather on Whenua Hou also.) #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where earlier today Rakiura returned home to give Nora and Heather a comprehensive groom before feeding started. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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I don't know if this is Nora or Heather but dog damn they suddenly look huge! #Kakapo2026 #Rakiura #nzwildlife
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Meet Zephry-A1. I don't know whose nest Zephry-A1 lives in or exactly where its located, but I love in iridescent pin feathers. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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Looking at the size of Nora and Heather, there can be no doubt Rakiura has everything under control in her nest on Whenua Hou. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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New foster mum Hanariki feeding Pearl-B4 on Pukenui after transfer from Whenua Hou. The rimu on Pukenui is ripening earlier and more abundantly than on Whenua Hou. This rich food supply means mums on Pukenui are better able to support two chicks in a nest. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Rakiura, Nora and Heather in Whenua Hou. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where one of the chicks ... I'm guessing it's the boy, Heather ... has moved back to the central dug-out where he can hog the limelight. #Kakapo2026 #Rakiura #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where all is well in the House of Rakiura. And let's hope New Zealand is another country not directly in genocidal megalomaniac Trump's line of sight. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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A green praying mantis with a flattened, leaf-like form clinging to bark, depositing a milky white unhardened egg case, or ootheca, from the end of her abdomen.
A cool praying mantis laying her ootheca on a cabbage tree in my yard!! I'm pretty sure this is the native species (Orthodera novazealandiae) though I cannot see her forearms to check for a blue eye-spot.
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Rakiura has been busy digging a new crater in her chicks' preferred location and undertaking other maintenance on the surrounds. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where Nora and Heather have been quite mobile, moving out of the crater to sleep against a wall. Rakiura returns to preen their feathers in the first instance. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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For those who might be interested, there is a Kakapo incubator and brooder room on Whenua Hou. #Kakapo2026 #KakapoRecovery #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where Rakiura returned to mayhem this morning. Heather had left the crater! We ended up with some close-ups. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where Rakiura has recently returned to her nest to manage two bundles of joy. Heather-A3 (male) is back living with Rakiura and Nora while his foster mother focuses on another chick needing extra care right now. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Whenua Hou where a recent feeding session involved a lot of winging on the part of Nora. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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While there were technical issues with the webcam, the NZ Department of Conservation's Kākāpō Recovery team posted some highlights from Rakiura's nest so far this season. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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Rakiura preens while Nora takes a peek over the lip of the new crater. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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Ok, so it turns out Rakiura is building a crater. I'm not certain we're going to see Nora again for a while. 😬
All jokes aside, I wonder if having a growing Nora sit lower makes it easier for Rakiura to feed her. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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Rakiura moves on from preening Nora to the all-important grubbing of the nest. A mother's work is never done. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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𝘒𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘢 from Rakiura and Nora on Whenua Hou where Nora is growing at a fast rate of knots thanks to her awesome Mum. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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For anyone following Rakiura on Whenua Hou, there's a new link to the webcam. #Kakapo #nzwildlife
youtu.be/LDSWtyU6-Lg
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Meet 16-year-old Tīaka (with Rangers Dani and Leigh) who went off grid 18 mths ago. She recently resurfaced and was fitted with a new transmitter—and just a couple of weeks later was found on her first ever nest. She now has a one-week-old chick, Tīaka-A1. #Kakapo2026 #nzwildlife
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