Tui
Photo by Vandy Pollard
The Tui is endemic to New Zealand and a member of the honey eater family. They have a long brush-tipped tongue which makes it an excellent tool for lapping up nectar. Depending on the seasonal availability of nectar and fruits their diet varies - this Tui visits my garden often to feed on the half oranges I place in my Kowhai tree.
Vandy Pollard - Excio Gallery
I’m a photographer living on the South Coast of Wellington New Zealand. with a passion for New Zealand birds, many of them with a conservation status of at risk.
