Metalbird baby fantail silhouette

Beautiful metalbird silhouette of a baby fantail. This metalbird silhouette looks so beautiful. And they do end up all over New Zealand and all over the world.

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Description:

Metalbird baby fantail silhouette

Another cool baby metalbird, the fantail... A very cool Metalbird fantail silhouette... The Māori call these birds 'piwakawaka'. These stunning outdoor metal artworks look great in any garden.

Size:

Size metal bird baby fantail silhouette: size: 9.5cm x 10.5cm (0.37"x0.41")

Another wonderful corten steel artwork

About Fantail - Piwakawaka

Fantails are gorgeous little birds. They use their broad tails to change direction quickly while hunting for insects. It's quite a challenge to take a photo of a piwakawaka as they move very fast. But so wonderful when you do catch them with their tail fanned out.

What do Fantail - Piwakawaka eat

Fantails use three methods to catch insects:

Hawking: Used where vegetation is open and the birds can see for long distances. Fantails use a perch to spot swarms of insects and then fly at the prey, snapping several insects at a time.

Flushing: Used in denser vegetation is called flushing. The fantail flies around to disturb insects, flushing them out before eating them.

Feeding associations: the fantail follows another animal and also people, to capture insects disturbed by their movements. Fantails frequently follow silvereyes, whiteheads, parakeets and saddlebacks.