Beautiful Keas

Eastern Rosella

Brown Kiwi

Kaka

Silvereye

NZ Falcon

Morepork

Tui

Amazing Fantail

Tomtit

Kereru

Kingfisher

Pukeko

The Legend of the Kea

There once was a far away land covered with beautiful birds of all colours and sizes. It was a time of peace and all the birds lived together in harmony. The birds had pretty birdsongs and they could grunt, chirp, chortle and imitate other birds. The kea was the cheekiest bird on earth. The Silvereye started a fight and Ka punished the birds because they were all fighting. The kea stole claws, beak, and feathers. Ka the greatest bird gave the birds each a different birdsong and Ka flew far far away where he can never see the kea again.

Cockatiel madness

One day at school when we were doing art Mrs Osborne came in D5 with a lost yellow ( sitting on her shoulder ) cockatiel! Mrs Osborne said it was banging and crashing around in the hall. The next day when we were at the library she came in and told us what happened before it was returned to it's owner. Mrs Compston was chatting to a dad who wanted to sign his son up for this school. Well guess what happened next... Toby the cat scared the poor bird and with a quick beat of wings... The bird was on Mrs Compston's head. She shrieked! He shrieked! And he grabbed a book and put it on his head. Thankfully Mrs Osborne got it and found it's owner on trade me!

Takehe

Rarest bird in the world

On NZ's Mangere Island lives the rarest bird in the world. The black robin. How I can describe the black robin is that it has serious looking eyes. Black robins are chubby, fluffy and poofy. They are really black, short and tiny too. They look really cute they have a short tail too. It's beak is whitish and blackish. The black robin has brown legs and sharp claws. It has black feathers too. The black robin is as black as night. But the black robin used to be the rarest bird in the world but now their are only 250 black robins in the world.

NZ Black Robins

On Mangere Island there are Black Robins. Black robins have black feathers, a yellow and grey beak and serious black eyes. There used to be only 5 black robins now  there are 250 thanks to Old Blue. Black robins were once the rarest birds in  NZ.

Famous Black Robin.

Once it was a freezing day and there were only five Robins left in the world, one Robin named Old Blue. Old Blue was the bird that helped to save the Black Robins. Don Merton also helped to save the Robins when they were born. Sometimes Warblers can help by building a warm nest that might feel comfortable for the Robin chicks. These Robins live on an island called Mangere Island. Cats and rats kill Robins. The Black Robins almost got extinict. Old Blue layed eggs but the Robins still died. Don Merton picked up the baby Robins and took them to Mangere island. They took the eggs to a lovely bird named the Tomtit. When the Robin is born it looks chubby. It flies well and also it has sharp claws. It is ready to fly in the air and it can hop about on the ground. Black Robins are still endangered, it's Maori name is toutouwai

The beautiful black robins

Are you wondering about Black Robins, well I can tell you a lot about the Black Robins now. Once the black robins were going to be extinct and they were the rarest birds in the world. There are 250 now that's not much but 250 wow. The black robin is very protective of its chicks, it's chubby, puffy, black and feathery. They can fly and hop, they lay eggs in a nest too. These birds eat grubs wetas and more. The bird Old Blue is the one who saved them also doc Don Merton helped a lot.  Black robins are still endangered so we help them. They live in New Zealand. The Black Robin is as black as the dark sky's shadows and they have very black dangerous looking eyes. They are the best birds in the world.

 

Little Black Robins

Have you heard of the native Black Robin? Today I am going to talk about them. The best thing about them is that they were rare. They have a blackish and whitish tail and their beaks are quite curved and the colour of their beaks is black and grey. Black robins are very guarded of their chicks. Their feathers are smooth as melted chocolate they also lay eggs in nests. The fact is that Old Blue was the only female that could lay eggs and Old blue was the only female Robin and with the help of Don Merton those two had helped the Black Robins be safe and increase the number of Robins in the world. There are 250, now some people might think that's lots but they are still endangered.

The Famous Black Robin

One sunny but cold day there were 5 Black Robins on a berry tree. The famous Black Robins have black feathers and they have sharp claws. They are fluffy and chubby and the size of a Robin is about 18cm. The Maori name is called toutouwai. The Black Robins breeding time is July and January and it's family's name is called passerine birds. The Black Robins live in the forest with big long trees. It can also live around 5 years. The Black Robin eats grubs, wetas and worms and also other bugs. It also has serious eyes.

The Awesome Black Robins!!!!!!

Once the Black Robins were hopping around happily when two years later people were roaming around lighting trees on fire, killing things and killing the Robin's habitat. Then the little Robins had no choice but to fly off to Little Mangere Island but that forest was dying. Many years later this person called Don Merton who worked for D.O.C came and saved the little Robins. Then he had the population up to 250 Black Robins. They look like little black puff balls with legs and are super cute. There feathers are very scruffy and jet black.
 

Cute Black Robin

On Mangere Island their lives a fluffy Black Robin. The black Robin was once the rarest bird in the world. The Black Robins are chubby and cute and very small. They are very black and they have got a feathery body. These amazing birds live in the forest and they eat grubs, wetas and other insects. The Black Robin must be protected from pests. Black Robins are born in July and January. They can be 18 cm long. The Black Robins habitat is in the forest and in tall scrub.

The rarest Black Robin

One stormy day on Mangere Island there were only five black robins in the world. There was a man named Don Merton who thinks of animal that live in his own country and tries to save them. He is a caring person that cares about animals like the Black Robin that were close to getting extinct not so long ago. When I read this story named Old Blue it made me care about the Black Robin. The black robin is chubby and real small. The black robin has black feathers. It has a short tail. The black robin is so cute like a baby that was just born. The black robin is 18 cm and it is real fluffy. And there are 250 black robins in NZ now but it is still in danger.

Black robin

Down on the Chatham Islands, there were some Black Robins.  But then some predators killed the black robins! There were only 5 Black Robins left on the island! But one day a scientist came to save the New Zealand Black Robins. Now there are over 225 Black Robins on the island. Black robins are native birds. The black robin has black feathers with a sharp beak and is cute looking. It is chubby and scruffy looking and it can fly and hop. The black robin is tiny, cute, with sharp claws. The name of the most famous one is Old Blue. It is also short fluffy and and hops. The Black Robin is native, flies, and is scruffy. Black Robins we're saved by Doctor Don Merton.

Save our Black Robins!

Do you know anything about the Black Robins?   Now, if you don't here's a really good fact - they are an endemic bird and that means that they came here even before people came to New Zealand. Once there were only 5 Black Robins in the entire universe! They were the rarest bird in the world, now there are 250 black robins. Black robins are as chubby as a new baby. They love to eat grubs, wetas and other insects. It's beak is pushed in and it's really feathery and also fluffy. It's serious and furious black eyes are as scary as pests. It's claws are as sharp as T- rex's teeth. It used to live in Little Mangere island and now it lives in Mangere Island where all the Black Robins are safe and sound.  

We should save our beautiful bird called the Black Robin.

 

Beautiful Black Robins

One sad night there were only 5 Black Robins left in the world. The Black Robin was endangered. The Black Robin lives in Mangere Island and the Black Robin is so cute also it is chubby. The black Robin lives for about 5 years. Black Robins have sharp claws on their legs. The Black Robin has a short tail and also the body is little and it has little black eyes on it's head. The Black Robin has  rings on it's leg. Once there were only 5 black robins left in the world, but  we have lots of them now. We have to take care of the Black Robins as you can see!!!

Describing the Black Robin

Black robins are really black. They have black feathers and black legs. The black robin is nearly as small as a sparrow and they can fly. These black robins are popular because a long, long time ago there were lots of black robins. But then there were only five left. A scientist named Don Merton came and helped the black robins. He was a very good man. These black robins are really hoppy like a kangaroo. The black robins lay eggs. They eat grubs and wetas which are insects. The black robins are uncommon. Black robins are endemic birds which means they we're living here before people. There are now lots of black robins on Chatham Island. But we still need to protect them.

Old Blue : )

Many years ago in the Chatham Island lived the rarest bird in the world. It is as small and round as an orange. Black Robins have sharp claws and scaly legs. They have furious looking black eyes, a blackish, greyish beak and their feathers are black. They have a short tail and a tiny fluffy body. They feed on grubs and wetas. They are endemic, which means they have always lived here. They also live for 5 years, Black Robins are about 16 to 18 cm, they hop and fly. Once there were only five black robins left in the world, also they are still endangered, so we need to protect them.