Posted on February 25, 2011 by glenview11
Room 11 have had a special visitor in class for nearly two weeks. Rohi the Kea came all the way from Auckland and is now moving on to Raumati Beach. You can read about her and her further adventures at this shared blog – Rohi’s Travels. By Room 11
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Posted on August 1, 2009 by glenview9
Today I was visiting my Nan’s house in Hamilton. My cousin came over to see my Nan with her two children Azra and Brayden and a little girl called Natalia. They were very funny. Emma decided it was time for her to go as the children were starting to get tired. When Emma backed the [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2009 by glenview9
Kingfisher is a diving bird. A Kingfisher has blue feathers and a black beak and a white body. Some kingfishers live in New Zealand. The Kingfisher dives in the water to get a fish. They lay eggs and the kingfisher babies grow big. Then they fly away. I like them because of their colourful wings. [...]
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Posted on December 31, 2008 by glenview9
The kākāpō is the heaviest parrot in the world it can weigh up to 3 kg. Kakapo means parrot of the night Kākāpō has yellow and green feathers with a hooked beak and orange feet with green wings Kākāpō live in the South Island of New Zealand Kākāpō make nests on the ground and are [...]
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Posted on December 30, 2008 by glenview9
Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world. Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings. Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island. Keas eat dead meat and food scraps and plastic lids. Keas scratch their head feathers with their feet. Illustrated and written by HarAnn
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by glenview9
Morepork are a bird of prey and a big owl. Morepork are native to New Zealand. A Morepork looks like a big brown owl with big wings and a hooked beak. It has big eyes to see in the dark. Morepork live in the New Zealand forests. They perch on big branches with lots of [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by glenview9
The Kea is a mountain parrot. It’s a New Zealand native bird. Sometimes it’s called a clown bird. The Kea is related to the forest kaka. The Kea’s back and wings are green, its nostrils are grey and its beak is black. Their green feathers are edged with black. Under its wings it’s orange. Kea [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by glenview9
Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world. Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings. Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island. Keas hunt for animals. Keas scratch their head feathers. Illustrated and written by GorCar
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Posted on December 26, 2008 by glenview9
A kingfisher is bird from New Zealand and it’s maori name is kotare. The kingfisher is blue, black, green, brown, yellow and their beak is black. It dives down into the water to catch fish to eat. And it eats lizards and even mice. They can go under the water to get food. Illustrated and [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2008 by glenview9
The Tui has beautiful colours. Its Maori name is Tui. The Tui’s cousin is the Bellbird. The tui’s colours are ,blue, green, black ,white and brown. The male is 32cms the female is 29cms. The female’s colours are brown and white. The Tui’s length is 30 cm. Tui are also called parson birds because [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by glenview9
A Cockatoo has white and yellow feathers and are 29cm long. A Cockatoo has a sharp beak, sharp claws, white and yellow feathers which help it hide. Its wing span is about 30cm, it has a little yellow tuft of feathers at the back of its head. Cockatoos live in the middle of the forest [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by glenview9
The kea is a native bird a bird of prey. Kea are related to kakapo and kaka. It is a dark green colour. Under its wings it has orange so when it is flying you can see the orange. The size of a kea is 460 mm long. Kea can be found in the mountains [...]
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Posted on December 21, 2008 by glenview9
The Tui is a New Zealand native bird. Under its neck it has little white fluffy feathers. On the wings blue and green shines. It has sharp claws and a beak and a short tail. The male Tui size is 30 cm and female size is 29 cm. It can be found in your kowhai [...]
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Posted on December 20, 2008 by glenview9
Kākāpō means parrot of the night. Kākāpō are the heaviest parrot in the world. They weigh 3kg. Kākāpō have a short beak, two little eyes and nice brown and gold feathers. Its feet are sharp. Its head is round with green and brown feathers on top. Kākāpō live in many different places in the forests [...]
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Posted on December 20, 2008 by glenview9
Fantail [Piwakawaka] are native New Zealand birds. They are perching birds. They have wings and claws. They have good eyesight. Their tail has ten feathers. They have a small beak. They are 16cm long. They are from Australia, North Island and South Island of New Zealand. They live in forest trees. They eat insects from [...]
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