One of my long held ambitions was to see a kakapo in the flesh. Given that
they are confined to two remote islands in the deep south I didn’t have much
hope in ever realising it. Yesterday that dream came true. The tale of Sirocco
is well known, hand reared as a sickly chick he imprinted on people and has
been appointed as spokesbird
for his species. As part of his duties he has started touring
some of the conservation establishments in the country and for a short time
only is at Zealandia.
Being a member I got preferential booking and we went last night. These
pictures are pretty grainy due to the low light levels (kakapo being
nocturnal). There are better ones on some of the links.
