Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics II.

Originally Posted by windsock

The Kea, the NZ mountain parrot are notorious for curiosity and the damage they can do. This one stole a GoPro.

Some nice inflight camera work by the Kea!

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Some nice inflight camera work by the Kea!

There is a news story here - Kea steals GoPro from hut on Kepler Track, ends up making stunning short film | Stuff.co.nz - I read this and tracked the vid down on YT to post up here. I once made the mistake in the very distant past of parking a vehicle on a South Island mountain pass road and gone for a walk into the hills only to return hours later to the window rubbers torn off the van and a nolathane surfboard legrope diced to pea-size chunks and the roof rack foam completely stripped off. The trail of debris was windblown 40m or so behind the van. Kea attack!

Was there just just at the end of January 2020 to see the endangered parrot criminal.



Distant memories indeed. How the world looked so different at the start of 2020.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Was there just just at the end of January 2020 to see the endangered parrot criminal.



Distant memories indeed. How the world looked so different at the start of 2020.

Yes, poor sods are their own undoing. Lead poisoning is causing issues with them as they dismantle lead roofing nails and flashings. They have made the news over the last few years for their antics but it is now costing them dearly it seems.

Kea lead poisoning epidemic in Arthur'''s Pass worrying environmentalists | Stuff.co.nz - poor wee sods, cannot help themselves. I recall research finding them to be perhaps the most intelligent parrot in the world but that counts for nought if they cannot resist chewing on lead.

Originally Posted by windsock

The Kea, the NZ mountain parrot are notorious for curiosity and the damage they can do. This one stole a GoPro.

At the start and at 0.26 you can see it has id bands on both it's legs.

That is all I'll say, DL

Originally Posted by windsock

Yes, poor sods are their own undoing. Lead poisoning is causing issues with them as they dismantle lead roofing nails and flashings. They have made the news over the last few years for their antics but it is now costing them dearly it seems.

Kea lead poisoning epidemic in Arthur'''s Pass worrying environmentalists | Stuff.co.nz - poor wee sods, cannot help themselves. I recall research finding them to be perhaps the most intelligent parrot in the world but that counts for nought if they cannot resist chewing on lead.

Galahs don't do that. And they're smart.

DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

At the start and at 0.26 you can see it has id bands on both it's legs.

That is all I'll say, DL

... Trained pet ?

- Even more impressive.

Originally Posted by superquag

... Trained pet ?

- Even more impressive.

Dunno about that, just not a wild interaction IME.

DL