The high country is home to the world's only alpine parrot, the inquisitive kea. In the last 140 years sheep have invaded the kea's habitat, causing tensions to rise between environmentalists and runholders when the birds are shot for harrassing sheep. This adult bird yawns after feeding on flax nectar. Photo: Mike Harding.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 27
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53The high country is home to the world's only alpine parrot, the inquisitive kea. In the last 140 years sheep have invaded the kea's habitat, causing tensions to rise between environmentalists and runholders when the birds are shot for harrassing sheep. This adult bird yawns after feeding on flax nectar. Photo: Mike Harding. Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 27
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