Three birds booming

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Three birds booming

Barbara
Fountain
Image from W.L. Buller's A History of the Birds of New Zealand. 2nd edition. Published 1888
Image: W.L. Buller's A History of the Birds of New Zealand. 2nd edition. Published 1888

Stuck in the political twilight zone, awaiting the outcome of negotiations to determine the next government, I digressed out into the field, quite literally, to write this column last week

I recently arose at the crack of dawn to accompany a birdwatcher friend to a raupō swamp, in the hope of encountering a bittern. Fewer than 1000 o