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Metal-Red and Red-Black Metal mate at Mangawhai in October 2019. Fairy terns are called after the colours of their leg bands—unlike kakapo, all 211 of which receive individual names. DOC technical advisor Tony Beauchamp is opposed to names. He says he doesn’t want people to get too attached to the birds, and to focus on recording specific bands. “If people are tuning in on their bands, we know they have definitely seen that bird. When they have names, some people have a tendency just to assume.”
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 162 March - April 2020.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/fallen-from-grace/
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FALLEN FROM GRACE
Metal-Red and Red-Black Metal mate at Mangawhai in October 2019. Fairy terns are called after the colours of their leg bands—unlike kakapo, all 211 of which receive individual names. DOC technical advisor Tony Beauchamp is opposed to names. He says he doesn’t want people to get too attached to the birds, and to focus on recording specific bands. “If people are tuning in on their bands, we know they have definitely seen that bird. When they have names, some people have a tendency just to assume.”<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 162 March - April 2020.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/fallen-from-grace/