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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3447147" data-attributes="member: 92780">Graeme, I know nuffink about NZ birds except that Kea's like to act like demolition crews at the local car park - thank god for hire cars !  :eek!:   :-O   o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Over here, birds respond differently to the different raptors, and even the modes they are in at the time. The universally snarky and nearly always present Noisy Miner or "Soldier Bird" has the benefit of being the eyes, ears, and voice of the 'lookout' protection network. They will see raptors before certainly you and I on most occasions, and indeed often, other birds too. They give out alarm calls according to threat level - escalating from Eagle, Harrier, Kite, through Hawk, and then Falcon, with a special hyper-level of freakouttedness for Peregrines.Other birds too will give out calls and warnings, and take to the air, or flee/hide in whatever way, distressed,  - Cockatoos, and Lorikeets at Eagles, and Square-tailed Kites, and Hawks ..... others like Wattlebirds, etc, will then join in, and of course everything just freaks out in general when there is a peregrine about. I would think something analogous in your own backyard would be the go .....* what species is (are) the most symbiotic warning bird(s) for the Pukeko? (could even include the Pukeko itself)* what is (are) the worst (for the Pukeko's ongoing wellbeing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> predatory raptor(s)? (and what times of day, conditions, frequency, duration, directions etc, would be associated with them).- Voila !  Play those distress calls/ fleeing behaviours (panicked flapping of wings to start, and calls) from those species and you should disrupt the Pukeko   :t:Chosun   :gh:</blockquote>

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