Pukeko
The pukeko (swamp hen, porphyrio porphyrio) wanted to go to the other side of the sports field, and quick!
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Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
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Pukeko
It came running down the slope at full speed, crossing the path, disappearing in the shrubbery by the edge of the lake, where it got a hero’s welcome. The pukeko (swamphen, porphyrio porphyrio) had found a morsel and delivered it to a couple of youngsters sheltering in the thicket.…
In Step
… the pukekos cross the road? And why in perfectly synchronized step? — Rhetorical questions, unless you have the answers for me!
Pukekos (Porphyrio porphyrio) are NZ native swamphens, and capable of comical stances which have also been exploitet in commercials, as for example here and here.…
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.…
Pukeko: the Wing Stretch
Seen at Western Springs. Read more about pukeko (the New Zealand purple swamp hen, porphyrio porphyrio) at wikipedia.
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The Pukeko
Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus, New Zealand swamp-hen), absorbed in self-admiration. Seen at Western Springs.
Find more weekend reflections at James’ Newtown Area Photo.…
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