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Mātātā: The New Zealand Fernbird

We saw a #Mātātā AKA New Zealand #Fernbird whilst tramping in the #Kaweka ranges. What a gorgeous bird! You can check out our snaps in this blog post. :) #Prunellamodularis #NZbirds

A Secretive Onlooker While tramping in the Kaweka & Kaimanawa Forest Parks, New Zealand, (see our previous blog post on that adventure here) we came across a curious sound emanating from some scrub within the wetland we were walking through. In between calls, the foliage would shake gently as it made its way to a new vantage point. From the distinctive sound it was making, I was pretty sure I…