Tui song .

New Zealand native tuis , native wood pigeon (kereru) and waxeyes (tauhou) in Purakaunui near Dunedin .

[CaptainGiratina]

The white patches of feathers on his neck looks like a cute little bowtie :3

[james-zzri]

Every other bird - sings nicely tui - sings nicely for a bit then clears throat

[kiwi]

I live in suburban Auckland and we have a Tui driving us crazy as he literally only makes the same same note 3 times in a row, no cracking sound. We figure that is why he has not found a mate as they supposedly are meant to have a playlist of 300 songs! Perhaps also he is a young bird.

[northernembersoutdoors]

22 years out of New Zealand now and I have never ever forgotten this beautiful sound, thank you for this. Loved seeing the waxeyes too.

[soko]

tui are bloody hard to get good photos of, despite the fact that they're everywhere. they can be hard to approach, and you need optimal lighting for them not to look completely black in the photographs

[maxours]

I lived in NZ for a year and that’s probably one of the thing I miss the most. Birds and Tui was phenomenal, nature is so beautiful and just a simple thing like this feels so amazing ❤

[BeyondGenerations]

Oh the tui's singing is absolutely beautiful in the early morning. It was so refreshing to hear birds when we arrived in NZ after such a long time of not hearing them. ❤

[shlom]

Every time I return to New Zealand and hear the beautiful tui sound as you walk towards the immigration, I get so happy and emotional, nothing more welcoming home then this gorgeous sound.

[agentMbE]

Now I know what inspired R2D2's characteristic tone.

[danielleLaw]

Love these sounds. Morning birds songs. Music to my ears 😍😍 like nowhere else in the world. You know you're home in Nz when you wake up to these beautiful birds. Take them not for granted 🖤❤ thank you for this video

[pcarnold]

I lived near Wellington in 2015 and there was a Tui bird in the bushes outside my place that only made ringtone calls

[ianwild]

I've gotten very clear close to them when I'm back in NZ.We had a coconut shell filled with honey in Invercargill and every morning like clockwork the Tui would arrive and chortle away before I headed off to school.They are certainly great mimics.I recall a few years back hearing one maybe several in Te Anau imitating a common telecom ringtone at the time.

[deksper]

You need to get a knighthood for this work, Tony. This is the essence of beauty

[jeronimocorregido]

Amazing video. Keep Purakaunui alive with tui!

[Inksmudger]

Reminds me of my family back in NZ. Been living in the states 22 yrs since I was five but nothing in the world feels like waking up at my aunt and uncle’s home to the sounds of tui song first thing in the morning. It’s like nothing else in the world.

[nismo]

Awesome bird video, I like how you captured the Tui actualy landing on the branch. Good work!

[Hannahcannae]

Great filming of an amazing singer. Please post year to year more of this guy. So many of their weirder and bizarre sounds!

[crazyhorse]

Pouakai was circling above. Good work, thanks.

[antoniomendoza]

I WORSHIP YOU MY BELOVED FATHER FOR YOU HAVE CREATED SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR US TO LIVE…. AND WE ARE SOOOO BLIND!!!!

BLESSED BE THE THE LORD OUR FATHER IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR!!!!

[untermench]

I was in NZ in 1967 and while on a hunting trip, my guide pointed-out, what he called a blue pigeon, nearby in a small tree. He told me to go pet it. At first, I thought he was pulling my leg, but he was right, the bird allowed me to stroke its chest.
He told me the early settlers harvested them in great numbers.
This occurred SW of Dunedin.