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Ray Wilson
Bird & Wildlife Photography
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New Zealand Bellbird
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Anthornis melanura
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Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand - November 2005
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| Bellbirds are one of the commonest native birds in New Zealand. |
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Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand - November 2005
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| Bellbirds are part of the honeyeater family. As the familial name suggests, they survive mainly on a diet of nectar, which they extract from flowers with the aid of their long tongues (visible in the photo below). |
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Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand - November 2005
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| On Tiritiri Matangi, where the population density is quite high, the ringing bell-notes from which the Bellbird got it's name give the dawn chorus a unique character. |
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