Auckland – West                          Mainly West of Queen Street – seen through my lens

December 16, 2010

A Gaggle of Pukeko

Filed under: Birds,City,Smile — paul @ 7:03 am
Shop Window, From N to Z

Shop Window, From N to Z

This great gathering of all manner of pukeko was seen in the shop window of “From N to Z — Classic Kiwi Culture”, at 75 Queen Street.

The pukeko (porphyrio porphyrio) is a swamp hen native to New Zealand.

2 Comments

  1. Just for fun I looked up the collective nouns for birds … now for these to be a gaggle they would have to be geese. I’m pretty sure pukeko is a water hen they are a brood … Ok those cheerful little guys look much more like a gaggle.

    Comment by joan — December 16, 2010 @ 4:07 pm

  2. Hi Paul,

    Merry Christmas.

    I wonder if these pukekos are made by the same artist at Mt Albert. i drove past once, and I had to stop to take photos of the Giant on the roof.

    Comment by ann new zealand — December 20, 2010 @ 9:47 pm

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