tuis in my backyard

[TheNzJessie]

tuis are endemic to new zealand, cant be found anywhere else in the world. they are nectar feeders but are often called a parrot because of there amazing ability to mimic word (with the sound of a human)
i have a total of 14 tuis that come and go where i live, they used to be endangered but are noe on the threatened list. it is still rare to see them in busy townships where i live because of the lack of food. but i have a massive nectar tree where i live as u can see in the video. i also get a couple of rainbow lorikeets that come and go but im sure they were let out my someone because lorikeets arent wild in new zealand and these ones land on me and will follow me all day long

here is the video i filmed u can here there calls also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W13hP6tjQq0

here is what these birds are capable of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqF33vc_q68

[TheNzJessie]

another one of my fav birds is the kiwi. its flightless and has development mammal characteristics like the feathers are more dense (more like fur) there legs and more stumpy like a mammal and there bones are not hollow.

[pchela]

So that's where Tui the African Grey got her name. I guess the owner is Australian.

[TheNzJessie]

he is from naiper in new zealand if u watch one of his other videos tui makes the tui sounds its very cool

[TheNzJessie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyFbnMrN ... re=related

on this video of tui the african grey he does the tui sounds at 6-10 seconds

[kimbo]

i watched tui on vids before he lost her, think she flew away.

[pchela]

Yes, sadly Tui flew away last year and was never recovered. I really hope somebody found her and kept her (and is taking good care of her of course) She's such a cool bird.

[TheNzJessie]

yes it was the first time with her freeflight outside and she flew away when she tried to get to him and caught a gust of wind.

the tuis in my backyard are my alarm clock there are no sleep in with them that start around 5am