This big, green parrot from today’s picture came to us, to eat parts of our car, rubber pieces are its favorites… 😉 If you met them in New Zealand, you know what I’m talking about. If you’ve never heard about Kea you may think I’m joking… but I’m not…
These cheeky birds learnt that humans always have something to eat, so it’s clever to check them. Especially, when we go for a hike, it may happens that rubber parts of our car will be eaten/damaged by this alpine parrot and our items spread around.
When one Kea came to us, we’re excited and were taking pictures of it. But when the second one appeared, I got a bit scared.
My husband finds them very cute, well… I prefer penguins. 😉
p.s. I drew a kea, it’s really nothing sophisticated, if you want, you can find it in Drawings.
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Ta wielka, zielona papuga ze zdjęcia, może do Was przylecieć aby skosztować wszelkiej gumy w Waszym aucie. Jeżeli zwiedzaliście Nową Zelandię, to wiecie co mam na myśli. A jeżeli jeszcze tam nie byliście, możecie pomyśleć, że żartuję…
Nestor kea, to sprytna papuga. Nauczyła się, że przyjeżdżający w góry ludzie zawsze mają jakiś prowiant, więc warto zajrzeć do ich samochodu. Od czasu do czasu zdarza się, że w trakcie wędrówki po górach, nasz samochód może zostać zaatakowany przez kea. Żeby dostać się do środka, ptaki muszą tylko wydłubać uszczelki z okna, wtedy szyba sama wypadnie, a one dostaną to co chcą. Proste, prawda…
Gdy ta kea ze zdjęcia do nas podleciała, w pierwszej chwili chwyciliśmy za aparaty i robiliśmy jej zdjęcia, np. jak zjada naszą antenę samochodową… 😉 Gdy przyleciała jej znajoma, to ja się trochę przestraszyłam, to nie są małe, słodkie papużki…
Mój mąż uważa, że one są bardzo urocze, no cóż, ja ciągle wolę pingwiny. 😉
p.s. Bawiąc się cienkopisem narysowałam taka papugę, nic rewelacyjengo, ale jeżeli macie ochote zobaczyć – to znajdziecie obrazek w zakładce Drawings.
Aż chciałabym je zobaczyć w akcji, jak wydłubują to uszczelkę:D (chociaż pewno jakby to robiły na moim aucie bym się wkurzyła;))
robią wrażenie, są i piękne, i troche przerażające 🙂
I’ve never heard of kea parrots – or their strange preferences for mealtimes! I think it must be a little alarming when they start eating parts of your car. Another interesting experience for you, though.
they’re beautiful birds, but… 😀
and definitely, it was an interesting experience!
I wonder if this will affect your car radio reception. 🙂
hihi 😀
I would love to see a Kea in the wild – though I had no idea about their desire to eat our things. Perhaps I will have to rethink how much I want to see them!
it’s almost like with bears, they’re beautiful, we want to see them; but deep inside we don’t want to… 😉
Przydałaby mi się ostatnio, gdy rozpaczliwie usiłowałem otworzyć szybę, żeby dostać się do zatrzaśniętych kluczyków w aucie:)
hihi 😀
z pewnością by się ucieszyła, choć nie wiadomo co by zrobiła z kluczykami gdyby je dorwała 😉
Wow! The beak looks formidable! I’ve no doubt it could eat what it likes off my car.
Bears here do the same. The world is getting smaller as we humans inhabit more and more and come in contact with the wild. I think and ponder about we can balance our needs and theirs. It’s a puzzle right now, but we’re clever and compassionate. I hope we can figure something out that will both allow us to grow, and they survive as I believe they can adapt as well. Balance is the key!
that’s so true!
we should do more and more to protect our amazing nature! 🙂
when I saw this photo, I immediately thought of the Kakapo and the Kaka (hmm, a trio of New Zealand parrots whose names start with K!)
I thought you were joking about the Kea’s appetite for rubber … and then I read the rest of your post! 🙂
Indeed, they have amazing (K-)birds there 😀
That Kea brings back many happy memories mostly at the entrance to the Homer tunnel.
They’re beautiful and clever birds 🙂
It is really an imposing big bird! I would love to have one close to me but the same time I can understand why 2 of them can make you feel a bit uncomfortable (even 1).
They’re beautiful, but their intelligent can be a little bit scary 😉
that is very close 🙂
yeah, it was… 🙂
Handsome little guy but I can imagine it might be costly to have him for a friend. 🙂
hihi, painful friendship 😉
very interesting bird. your drawings are beautiful! 🙂
Thank you for your kind words! 🙂
Oh! la la! Ces perroquets aiment le caoutchouc… dommage pour la voiture 🙂
kind of amazing, isn’t it? 🙂
Też stwierdziłam, że nie wygląda na małą słodką papużkę 🙂
są piękne, ale… 😉
A dziób ma niezły 🙂
oj, ma… 🙂
I guess, I know that kea, check here https://picasaweb.google.com/100348729346244654398/NewZealandSouthIsland2?noredirect=1#5865317309467887362
I guess so 😉
It’s not so funny if the birds going to eat things of the car.
indeed, it’s not. but they are smart birds and easily get bored, so have to find new way of entertainment 😉
A to rozrabiaki z tych papug! I zdjęcie bardzo ciekawe.
Dziękuję!
Oj tak, spryciaże z nich 🙂
Beautiful parrot !! he seeks the spot for listen to the radio;-)
hihi, maybe 😀
Czasami pozory bywają mylące 🙂 Ale papuga bardzo fajna, chciałabym zobaczyć ją w “akcji” 😉
Pozdrawiam!
oj tak, papuga jest piękna, ale z nią trzeba ostrożnie 😉
Miłego weekendu! 🙂
That bird is really big! I think I’d be a little intimidated if I ran into one. Very beautiful, though!
They are beautiful birds, but not for petting 😉
I’d be terrified seeing 10 of them at once! 😀
Startling that Kea’s eat plastic!! We had a huge vulture land on our rental in a National Park lot in the Everglades. I thought he’d dent the roof but we were lucky. Still love seeing wildlife, especially big birds (and penguins – lucky you.)
seeing all animals in wild is amazing 🙂
It’s a really cool looking bird, but I can’t believe it just starts chowing down on your car parts! That’s crazy. I think I’d prefer the penguins!
hihi 😀
I spent three weeks in NZ last January and I am devastated I didn’t get to witness one of these incredible birds. Oh well I will just have to go back 🙂
it’s a pity, but on the other hand a good excuse to go there again 😉
This is super cute! Rather like the macaque monkeys who associate humans with food and come running when they see you with camera in hand he he he 😉
hihi, funny comparison! 😀
I have a ridiculous fear of birds; it’s so silly and I love to look at pictures of them but I just can’t get close! Beautiful!
oh, with kea this fear makes lots of sense 😉
I also “don’t like so much” some things, but still like to watch pictures of them 🙂
What a beautiful parrot !!!! And how big !!!!Hehehehehe….
A meow of Sofia
i’m afraid it could be not so friendly for cats 😉
They are kind of cute but they’re quite big!
exactly, kind of… 😉
They’re cute, but I think I prefer penguins as well lol
hihi, totally agree! 😀
Sounds like the monkeys of the flying realm! Such clever creatures
hihi 😀
indeed, they are vert clever!
Mmmm I always thought the ariel would be the tastiest part of the car! I wonder what s/he’s thinking?!
hihi, exactly!!! 😀
one person suggested, they may want to listen radio 😉
What a cool bird! You have got a great shot.
Thank you, fortunately, our car survived 😀
I do know what you mean – it’s absolutely true!
Amazing experience, isn’t it? 😀
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