Old ex school teachers might jump to conclusions and assume that I was fighting with Mike but the fight was between a Kārearea (New Zealand falcon) or it might have been a Swamp Harrier and some White Fronted Tern or Black Billed Gulls.
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| New Zealand falcon |
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| Swamp Harrier |
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| White Fronted Tern |
Against the backdrop of Mount Manaia these birds had an aerial battle going on for well over 5 minutes before the Harrier was chased off.
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| Mount Manaia as seen from the tennis courts |
The terns flew in flights of 4 or 5 and, wheeling, turning, climbing and diving they attacked the harrier. I saw mid-air collisions and the harrier climbing even higher to, in turn, attack the terns. This was pretty dramatic stuff, things I'd never seen before and it made me think of the Battle of Britain and WW2 dogfights.
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I don't know if any of the terns were killed or injured but it is likely. They, in numbers though sent the bird of prey packing.
Exciting stuff this.
4 comments:
Did you and Mike take a turn (pun there) too?
Don't give up your day job.
Leave the puns to me.
I told you som time ago that Mike no longer comes to tennis. This is why I harangue you guys on politics, social issues, religion and the best wine s to chill before drinking.
Proofreading? No.
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