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This is the Tui

Lives only in New Zealand and one of its unique icons.
One of the special things about the Tui is that, unlike most birds, he can use both his voice boxes at ones and thus singing a duet with himself. Quite amazing.
We even met at the Whangarei Native Birds Recovery Center (link) a talking Tui called Woof Woof. Woof Woof was rescued when he was very little by the center and raised there, and he actually started repeating everything his caretaker said, even with an accent and even his smoking coughs :)
Amazing little bird indeed, so amazing that New Zealand even has a beer after it.

This Tui was photographed in Karori Wildlife Sanctuary near Wellington.
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~amezia Nov 19, 2010
ohh wow its so beautiful i like when they sing in the trees

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~muhe-e Sep 13, 2010
I visited Zealandia (new name for Karori) and was quite charmed by the Tui's calls.
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~gaidele Feb 6, 2009
Amazing!

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*bear48 Jan 19, 2008
you do very nice work

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~nitsch Dec 11, 2007
Stunning shot, thanks for the info too, really interesting! :thumbsup:
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~strawberry-mischief Nov 27, 2007  Hobbyist
Thats such a nice shot. Id say that its even better than the beer lol.

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~BeensBaxter Nov 21, 2007
i love them!!
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~AmberSunset Nov 20, 2007
Wow, what a dinner-time capture! :)

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~awsmdragonqueen Nov 15, 2007
beautiful bird and wonderful shot. i love the colors and the focus. :)

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!StancyMcKatt Nov 13, 2007  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you for introducing me to such an interesting, and wonderful, bird. I've never heard of him before. Thanks for the links to the videos! :)
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