Dinner on the wire

Some excitement here this afternoon; a rather sweet tableau at the top of the drive. Next door’s kitten, she who chased Miss Tiggywinkle earlier in the week, was staring up at two VERY large birds on the telephone wires. The male would have almost equalled the kitten in size. The Kereru, our native wood pigeon is not a very bright bird. They are huge and slow and on the endangered list because they were hunted almost to extinction. A case of “That ain’t a bird sir, that’s Sunday lunch.” Very nice with roasted kumara I am given to understand.

We had to be almost underneath the wires before they flapped lazily and flopped into a heavy chested swoop over to the next garden. They are the kind of birds that need an extended runway in order to take off. Aborted landings are probably also part of their flight training as young chicks.

Nevertheless, a nice sighting and duly reported to the national Kereru Sighting website.