Visitors

Every spring we're visited by a family of pukekos with their new offsprings. This time there are four adults and two chicks. I'm not sure exactly what the domestic arrangements are but wonder if two of the adults are last year's chicks.

We had a nerve-wracking moment with the chicks when the hawk swooped low and sent all the birds running for cover. I could only see one of the two chicks but luckily the second fluffy bundle emerged from the bush a few minutes later. Phew!