Birds of New Zealand Part 1.

Welcome to this week's ornithological installment of Kiwi-a-go-go. With a bird as our moniker (and a fruit for fairness sake), I thought it only fair to include a little natural history with our posts. Meet our neighborhood Silvereye. This is a very social little bugger with quite the twinkle in its eye. It introduced itself to the shores of New Zealand from Australia in the 1800's and has prospered within our fine land. It seems to be comfortable eating a variety of bugs, seeds, nectar and fruits so it has an interesting reputation as both a menace and a boon to the farmers of the countryside. These pictures were taken out of our kitchen window. There will be a quiz in our next installment of "Birds of New Zealand" so be sure to familiarize yourself with our cheeky little neighbor. Ta Ta!