Being a fine morning R₂ and I went for a stroll to the neighbourhood cafe, taking Èibhneas with us.
On the way back I said to R₂ it would be good kōtare spotting weather.
And so it proved, with this dangerous looking specimen perched on a wire above a busy road.
That beak is pretty badass looking!
We see them a lot around here but it’s not always easy to get a close in shot, so I’m reasonably happy with this one.
I’m also wondering why they seem to like the wires above roads — are they waiting for potential prey to be hit by a passing car?
Or do I suffer from a cognitive bias and I simply see them above roads because that’s where I happen to be and where most of the wires for perching — and easy visibility — are?
Other kōtare:
