The Bird Lady

Today Sylvia Durrant (aka The Bird Lady) came to our school. We hurried to Ruru Block and she had some cages and a cute, large dog (well to me it was cute). "Name some NZ native birds." she said. "Tui, Kea, Kakapo, Albatross, Morepork, Fantails, Kereru, Kiwis, Little Blue Penguin and Kingfisher!" were some of the answers.

First she got two little cages. Inside were two types of birds, Goldfinches and Silvereye. We passed it around. I'll describe it in one word...cute ADORABLE!!! Then she got a box. Carefully, she used a cloth to take out something... "SCREEEEEEECH!!!" came a deafening noise. Out of the box came a small Morepork. "This is a predator." she said. You could see his claws opening and shutting. "When he shuts his claws it is completely locked. The only way to unlock is making it land on a branch." Mrs Durrant explained.

Then she shoved it back in the box. The Bird Lady moved towards a cage with a purple towel over the top. Then she pulled out a Tui as if she was performing a magic trick! She pulled it close up to the excited crowd and started talking about it. "This one is a male because it has a red beak and red feet!" After that she let her Missy, her dog go. She automatically walked to people, letting them pat her. Soon we went back to class. 

I have to say this is one of my most amazing, exciting, and astonishing experiences EVER!!!