Sweet sound of a dawn chorus

Department of Conservation partnerships ranger talks the dawn chorus. To enhance the dawn chorus at your place fill your garden with range of plants that provide year-round flowers and fruit to attract these nectar feeders.

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Birds world wide are known for their dawn singing. When Captain Cook first arrived in New Zealand the dawn chorus was said to be ‘‘deafening’’. While in many places the dawn chorus is not what it used to be, anyone who has ever slept near a forested...

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