{"id":13050,"date":"2020-11-01T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T22:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=13050"},"modified":"2020-11-05T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T04:46:40","slug":"turangi-tui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/13050","title":{"rendered":"Turangi Tui"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0950-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Tui feeding on nectar from Kowhai blooms with the Tongariro River as background\" class=\"wp-image-13053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0950-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0950-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0950-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Tui feeding on nectar from K\u014dwhai blooms with the Tongariro River as background<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A great side-effect of the timing of our Turangi Tongariro trip in search of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/13004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whio\/Blue Duck ducklings<\/a> was that the K\u014dwhai were in full bloom. The beautifully saturated yellow blooms are irresistible to Tui and gave endless photo opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0933-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Tui in Kowhai\" class=\"wp-image-13052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0933-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0933-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_0933-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Tui in K\u014dwhai<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>K\u014dwhai (<em>Sophora spp.<\/em>) are busy trees with many twigs so are challenging when looking for clean backgrounds. This makes choosing images to process a bit easier as many are just too messy to bother with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_8432-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Tui singing\" class=\"wp-image-13054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_8432-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_8432-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_8432-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_8432-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Tui singing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some interesting facts about K\u014dwhai. Unsurprisingly k\u014dwhai is the M\u0101ori word for yellow. It is also a member of the pea (legume) family and the blooms and seed pods show this relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_9665-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of a Tui in Kowhai showing the pea-like seed pods\" class=\"wp-image-13056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_9665-web.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_9665-web.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tui-D85_9665-web.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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