tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post5723873229457928128..comments2024-01-01T21:19:43.721+13:00Comments on THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: What?? A Kea at a Mount Maunganui Beach property?Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-78509862405555567852012-04-07T21:38:13.793+12:002012-04-07T21:38:13.793+12:00Since writing this post about the Kea/Kaka that wa...Since writing this post about the Kea/Kaka that was 'seen' at Mount Maunganui, the paper has corrected the sighting. The parrot was, of course, a Kaka, not a Kea.<br /><br />http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/23898-a-case-of-mistaken-identity.html<br /><br />However, I notice they've still got the photos 90ยบ rotated! Sigh. Oh Well.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-7013141709187612492012-04-03T08:50:29.810+12:002012-04-03T08:50:29.810+12:00Hello Foxy (and welcome to TLVD!). Actually we do...Hello Foxy (and welcome to TLVD!). Actually we don't have ikea in NZ, although I know about them from bloggers. They are household furniture I think? Don't you like them?<br /><br />And I didn't know Hirst did a muffin... oh maybe you are teasing!? Ha. <br /><br />Although, having been sucked in and done a search, I have discovered his amazing butterfly 'painting' which I didn't know about!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-67339724585724083332012-04-03T02:14:54.383+12:002012-04-03T02:14:54.383+12:00@ Katherine - I would rather have "A kea"...@ Katherine - I would rather have "A kea" than "I kea"!<br />re: YP's comments - God help us all when Damien Hirst's diamond encrusted cheese muffin goes on display then!ArcticFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406779213296821110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-46605955609517432472012-04-02T21:47:08.267+12:002012-04-02T21:47:08.267+12:00Ah, right YP. Whatever you say YP. (sotto voce: ...Ah, right YP. Whatever you say YP. (sotto voce: "and this is the guy who is organising Blogland for us all. What are we in for?!")Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-19223404047976513982012-04-02T21:22:23.172+12:002012-04-02T21:22:23.172+12:00What do you mean EVEN YP? Am I a mental defective?...What do you mean EVEN YP? Am I a mental defective? As a kea expert of internatiol renown, I wish to inform the oddly named Mr Kuipers von Laude that the bird he spotted was a hybrid species - the katherine bird. Very secretive - usually raises a clutch of three chicks and likes to nest by rivers. Also partial to muffins, cheese and visits to art galleries.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-41290409252386441072012-04-02T12:12:30.324+12:002012-04-02T12:12:30.324+12:00Ah, that's a .... new idea. I'm feeling r...Ah, that's a .... new idea. I'm feeling rather guilty now. I've been feeding the local sparrows rather a lot.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-27375602180400309382012-04-02T11:39:19.568+12:002012-04-02T11:39:19.568+12:00I strongly suspect it is a rather large sparrow - ...I strongly suspect it is a rather large sparrow - our whole nation needs to buck up its ideas regarding a healthy diet is all I can say.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-47775585078815805822012-04-02T11:05:11.725+12:002012-04-02T11:05:11.725+12:00I strongly suspect that the Doc chaps and chapesse...I strongly suspect that the Doc chaps and chapesses were miss-quoted. They'd know the difference between the chances of it being a Kaka or a Kea.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-10596947096895484712012-04-02T10:32:59.736+12:002012-04-02T10:32:59.736+12:00PS 'chappies' is like 'guys' these...PS 'chappies' is like 'guys' these days used to encompass both the masculine and the feminine (in line with the Interpretation Act!).GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-54619386194064802232012-04-02T10:31:51.127+12:002012-04-02T10:31:51.127+12:00I would suggest that it's not a good idea to r...I would suggest that it's not a good idea to rely on DoC chappies if that's the quality of their advice. However I've always found those I know to be pretty well informed.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.com