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Magical. A good late evening read. I shall go to sleep dreaming about your birds.

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It is such a joy to live among these feathered friends 🙂

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What a wonderful story! When you make the space to just observe, it's amazing how many stories and lessons and how much beauty nature shares with us. I love that you've been able to watch Lenny grow his family. all from the comfort of outhouse. I bet he does love you a lot :)!

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he better love us a lot, we're putting in a lot of effort to make this a safe space for him and his young family! 😅

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😅😅😅

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Hi Sophie

This is my favorite article from you, and you know why.

I love how they've made characters out of these birds. Lenny with his territorial kek-kek-kek, Mr. Zoppy's annoyed looks from his perch, and the Tui silencing the whole forest with their dawn songs.

Thank you so much for making my day that much brighter.

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Thank you fellow bird lover Neela 😀 I really enjoyed writing this one too!

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Lovely. We've had a lot of fantails in our garden this spring. They are super-curious and don't seem at all perturbed by humans. Also hung out with a kākā for a bit on the weekend while I was on Waiheke. Just love NZ bird life 🐦 🐦‍⬛ 💚

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Can't believe I didn't mention the fantails! They are so cute 😊

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