Comments on: A Bird with Too Few Lovers http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/a-winner-the-masked-lapwing/ Weblog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:21:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michael the Possum eradicator http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/a-winner-the-masked-lapwing/comment-page-1/#comment-25591 Michael the Possum eradicator Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:12:21 +0000 http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/?p=1062#comment-25591 These creatures arrive in the Auckland area as recently as mid 70's to my knowledge, blown away hitch hikers no doubt. An Australian worth eating from all accounts (when fat that is) I wonder when they sleep, I often see them stalking their prey at night in the glow of lights from Industrial Buildings in places like Gabador and Mt Wellington. I dont think pilots at airports have a very high opinion of their movements around aircraft. Tolerated but only just! These creatures arrive in the Auckland area as recently as mid 70’s to my knowledge, blown away hitch hikers no doubt. An Australian worth eating from all accounts (when fat that is)
I wonder when they sleep, I often see them stalking their prey at night in the glow of lights from Industrial Buildings in places like Gabador and Mt Wellington. I dont think pilots at airports have a very high opinion of their movements around aircraft. Tolerated but only just!

]]> By: Alan http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/a-winner-the-masked-lapwing/comment-page-1/#comment-24758 Alan Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:34 +0000 http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/?p=1062#comment-24758 I'm sorry - I can't bring myself to like them that much, but I do have a healthy respect for them. We used to have a pair regularly nest at the bottom of our drive when we were kids, and my brother and I would frantically try to be the first to bike home from primary school through the nesting territory... because the second cyclist would inevitably be attacked fairly aggressively. I should also say that not all farmers will disturb their nests either. Some do, very carefully, cultivate right around them... I’m sorry - I can’t bring myself to like them that much, but I do have a healthy respect for them. We used to have a pair regularly nest at the bottom of our drive when we were kids, and my brother and I would frantically try to be the first to bike home from primary school through the nesting territory… because the second cyclist would inevitably be attacked fairly aggressively.

I should also say that not all farmers will disturb their nests either. Some do, very carefully, cultivate right around them…

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