Jon Sullivan @joncounts@mastodon.nz
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Behold, a feeding frenzy of Plum Sharks!

Plum sharks AKA kererū, the NZ wood pigeon.

Plums are in full fruit in Ōtautahi-Christchurch city, NZ, at the moment. I was on Valley Road today in Cashmere there were at least 11 kererū feasting in the plum trees up the side of the road.

I think plums are one of the big reasons that these birds venture down from the hills into the city at this time of year.

inaturalist.nz/observations/33

A photo of two big NZ wood pigeon birds, kererū, in a plum tree filled with yellow plums. Kererū are big blue-green pigeons with white bellies and red beaks, eyes, and feet.A photo of a kererū bird about to grab a yellow plum in a plum tree. Kererū are big blue-green pigeons with white bellies and red beaks, eyes, and feet.A photo of a kererū bird in the middle of swallowing a yellow plum whole. Kererū are big blue-green pigeons with white bellies and red beaks, eyes, and feet. The plum only just fits in its wide mouth.A photo of a kererū bird in the middle of swallowing a yellow plum whole. Kererū are big blue-green pigeons with white bellies and red beaks, eyes, and feet. The plum only just fits in its wide mouth.
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