Jon Sullivan on Nostr: I photographed this riroriro/New Zealand grey warbler through my home office window ...

I photographed this riroriro/New Zealand grey warbler through my home office window this afternoon, while marking exams.

I've been hearing their loud tinkling song on and off through the day. I've also been hearing a pīpīwharauroa/shining cuckoo, which is a nest parasite of riroriro.

Riroriro are NZ's smallest bird by weight, tied with the tītitipounamu/rifleman.

OK. Break over. Back to the marking. 😄

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/251845060

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