Re: PESO: Bellbird

Lovely! Paul > On Aug 10, 2022, at 6:14 PM, Brian W wrote: > > Great pic - nice banksia too :-) > > It looks (and apparently sounds) quite similar to the bellbird of eastern Oz > but > they are apparently in different genera. > > > Cheers > Brian > >> On 10 August 2022 at 12:36 David

Re: PESO: Bellbird

I was about to ask about that... it was my guess that it did come from the song.. and I found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ_ku7MyE7w nice shot, Dave ann On 8/10/2022 5:24 PM, David Mann wrote: It comes from their song, they can sound like a bell. Their Maori name is Korimako.

Re: PESO: Bellbird

Great pic - nice banksia too :-) It looks (and apparently sounds) quite similar to the bellbird of eastern Oz but they are apparently in different genera. Cheers Brian > On 10 August 2022 at 12:36 David Mann wrote: > > > I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a

Re: PESO: Bellbird

It comes from their song, they can sound like a bell. Their Maori name is Korimako. Cheers, Dave > On Aug 11, 2022, at 6:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Why are they called bellbirds? > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * >

Re: PESO: Bellbird

Why are they called bellbirds? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 12:59 AM David Mann wrote: > It's a banksia which is part of the protea family. > > That tree's quite misshapen and leaning badly due to being