ptoothfish, 2 months ago

@mof_sg some fun facts:
locally known as pīwakawaka, they are gregarious and will closely follow and investigate people in the bush (primarily because we disturb small insects, which is their main diet, as we walk)
their call can be mimicked with a short high-pitched kissy-face noise, or by rapidly rubbing a piece of styrofoam back and forth on a wet glass jar (we don’t encourage taking styrofoam into the bush nowadays)
many will come to investigate

i might have said something rude

short video of a small fantailed bird (pīwakawaka) chittering in the bush a dog is panting nearby a human blows it a kiss and it says “chirp!) and leaves the frame