Kākā - more feeding photos

On the way out of the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary on Saturday I saw three of the kākā. Initially I didn't see them, but followed my ears, they were quite noisy. They were feeding in the canopy, I could not see on what, but perhaps coprosma berries. Then they moved on to mamaku (tree fern) sap.

Here one of them is chewing into a stem and seemed to be consuming the sap.

Chewing through a leaf stem and snapping it off entirely.

A good globule of sap here.

This guy here was having a rest.

... then a nap.

This guy preening while his friend took a nap.

... then nap time for him also.