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MrsMojo 
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 2:50pm |
On our way to church this morning I noticed a large thing in the middle of the road but couldn't tell what it was. Driving home again later I realised that it was a Pukeko (my fav NZ bird). We get heaps of tuis and ducks around here but I've never seen a pukeko in the area before, so sad to see it in that way.
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Kels
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 3:02pm |
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blondie
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 3:09pm |
I really dont like seeing any kinda animal dead on the road not nice to see,
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CuriousG
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 3:51pm |
Awwww, Jo. We get them ALL the time up here, mainly around McKays crossing and they get in the way. They aren't the quickest bird unfortunately and its not unusual to see them squished. 
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 4:10pm |
that's right i don't think they are very brainy birds either! Sad though
On a happier note had two lovely Tui's singing in our trees this morning. Luke kept pointing at them so sweet.!!
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Shezamumof3
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 5:38pm |
Where I live there is always dead pukekos on the road  Its so sad as theya re really pretty birds.
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MrsMojo
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 6:39pm |
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They do tend to like hanging out near the road don't they? I often see them along the motorway (near MacKays crossing like G said and also along the Kaitoke Rd - both 100km zones). I just assumed they were bright enough to stay off the road since I'd never seen a squished one before.
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 9:05pm |
You get a lot of them on the side of the Northwestern motorway too, ewww 
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 9:31pm |
I really don't mind seeing Pukekos as roadkill!!! We get lots of ducklings around our way but the pukeko kill and eat them and the numbers slowly dwindle so one day mummy duck might have 14 and then the next day she has 12, the day after that 9... Since I found that out I don't like pukeko very much any more!
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 10:16pm |
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I don't like them coz they're birds. I don't do birds.
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Posted: 05 October 2008 at 10:47pm |
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Lol Emma
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Posted: 08 October 2008 at 8:51pm |
"I just assumed they were bright enough to stay off the road since I'd never seen a squished one before"
Small heads small brains, they go to the roadside to look for scraps and , ironically, roadkill and aren't clever enough to know those fast things coming towards them =
I think it's sad, they are so cute.
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 8:26am |
We always used to get that on our road - DH would stop and grab some feathers to tie trout fishing flies with
Ever seen a baby pook? We had an orphan one once when we were kids (it's Mum was roadkill too). They are so cute! All big legs and teeny fluffy body.
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roadkill :(
