More Pork and Goldfinches

 

You might need to turn the volume up. That is a Ruru. It's name means watchful guardian. You are forgiven for hearing, if you conduct your lives in English and pig meat is not haram for you, that the bird is insisting on being served More Pork. 

Morepork is what the (English speaking) European settlers named this wee owl.

Cute huh?

Photo borrowed from Forest Bridge Trust

Arriving back on Tuesday from my weekly jaunt to Havelock I was greeted by the sight of a flock of dozens of goldfinches feeding on hawkbit seedheads on my plot. Pretty flashes of yellow and red which you won't see in this video.



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Comments

  1. Linda Sue4 April 2025 at 01:49

    Cutest little owl! The goldfinches are energetic- much to do- hurry hurry!

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  2. gz4 April 2025 at 08:42

    I love that owl! I wasn't too keen the first time I stayed in NZ in Te Aroha, in a tin sleepout next to a tree...with resident Ruru..but I loved hearing them this last time in the trees around the Stayplace in Whanganui

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  3. local alien4 April 2025 at 09:09

    Yes! Morepork morepork. We often heard them at night and my father called back to them. Thanks for the memory

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  4. MadSnapper n Beau4 April 2025 at 10:11

    the sweet adorable owl sounds like he is saying more pork, over and over.. just like the mocking birds are doing now. we encountered 2 of them on our walk yesterday and both of them made me laugh out loud while walking alone with Beau... I said to both of them, could you find another song? I might try to get the doves in our back yard, like you did the owl

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  5. jabblog4 April 2025 at 10:31

    What a lovely melodic call.

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  6. Yamini MacLean4 April 2025 at 10:47

    Hari Om
    So sweet, the owl... and I biggified the video and saw the finches just fine! YAM xx

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  7. My Mind's Eye4 April 2025 at 13:31

    I do love owls and their expressions. I don't see many in the wild here.
    OMCs we have a Havelock here too. It is on our coast.
    April is tree pollen month. Most of what is evident is from the pine trees which are very tall and full of pollen
    Hugs Cecilia

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  8. northsider 4 April 2025 at 16:07

    Very cute.

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  9. JayCee4 April 2025 at 16:08

    More Pork. Love it.
    And ruru made me laugh too as it reminded me of a very old non PC joke concerning a Chinese person and a famous Scottish female pop singer.

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  10. ~Lavender Dreamer~4 April 2025 at 20:52

    The Goldfinches should be visiting us soon! I love them!

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  11. Amy5 April 2025 at 18:41

    I love these guys, we sometimes hear them here but I use to hear them alot more in Northland.

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