A tramper’s favourite nuisance bird. Wekas are charismatic birds, often attracted to human activity which makes them an endless source of entertainment for trampers. People who live alongside weka often have a less charitable opinion, as they have to live with the bird’s opportunistic snatching and stealing habits. There are four subspecies of weka: North […]
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