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> Now I've gotten on a YouTube binge and landed on New Zealand keas, which I didn't know about before. And damn are those birds intelligent. They're also utter
by paranoidrobot 4y ago
> Now I've gotten on a YouTube binge and landed on New Zealand keas, which I didn't know about before. And damn are those birds intelligent.
They're also utterly fearless, to the point of being disturbing.
I'd never had a wild bird come up and approach to less than arm-length, and not flinch or worry about what I was doing with my camera/tripod/etc.
I backed up, repeatedly, and it just kept getting closer.
- someweirdperson 4y agoIt was just interested to find out what parts the tripod is made of.
- paranoidrobot 4y ago> what parts the tripod is made of ...and whether they taste any good. Yes, I'd heard all the stories about Kea destroying cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6vY0s83NLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6vY0s83NLg
- leobabauta 4y agoDon’t leave us hanging. What were you doing with your tripod?
- paranoidrobot 4y agoUsing it to hold the camera. Extending/retracting the legs. Moving things around that make noise tends to scare off wildlife.