Weka in Town
Gisborne
Rene Orchiston,
As you probably know, weka are few and far between in the Gisborne district now. When we lived in the country, we fed seven or eight — out of our hands — on our back lawn. Now I’m in a section in town (I’m 81) and am so thrilled to be able to look after and feed a pair of weka again. They come up from the river at the back of my section. About
three weeks ago, they appeared with two little chicks which were growing fast, but alas one has gone missing; I guess due to the odd cats that prowl along the bank at night. I suggested they might be taken to the safety of the new enclosure built at Mrs H. B. Williams’s property on the coast at Turihau Station, but they don’t like removing a breeding pair from their habitat. It seems a pity if they have offspring each year which are then killed while young.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 296, 1 May 2000, Page 3
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