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Kereru display dive

In a recent issue of The Weekly Letter (my weekly letter to subscribers) I wrote about the spring display dives of our glorious bird, the kereru. Some of you mentioned that you had gone on to look for pictures and videos of the kereru in flight, so I thought I would share a great example of a display dive.

This video was shared by badgerfilms on YouTube.

 
 
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