1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,720 Speaker 1: Now we've got a little bit of a bird problem 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: in Wellington car area. Are dive bombing walkers on the 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Haywood track that runs between the Hut and Porta Elimede 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: is from Forest and Burden with us. 5 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 2: Hey, Ellie, good afternoon. How's it going. 6 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: I'm well, thank you. Are they doing this because they're nesting. 7 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: They are, they'll be busy at this time of year 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: with either eggs or with chicks, and so they're just 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 2: warning people to stay away from them because they're very 10 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: busy right now. 11 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: If you're walking on the track and the dive bombing you, 12 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: is it dangerous? 13 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: It's not ideal. They will try and avoid you, but 14 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: they could come into contact with you. So it's much 15 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 2: better to not walk down that truck, not walk down 16 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: that track. And if you do see them, walk away, 17 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: move away out of the area and just leave them alone. 18 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: What can you do if they start dive bombing you? 19 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: What's the like, what's the proven way to protect yourself? 20 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: Just leave the area just as quickly, calmball without falling 21 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: over and without injuring yourself. But get out of the area, 22 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: trying to stay calm and just move away from. 23 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: Ellie, Geez you're making this sound really INTI so what 24 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: are they going to do to you? 25 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 2: No, it's not intense. But they might touch the back 26 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 2: of their head, they might scour the back of your 27 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: head a little bit. They just don't want you there, 28 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: and you could hurt them if they come into contact 29 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 2: you as with you as well. So it's much better 30 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: to just avoid the situation. 31 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: Okay, let's say, Ellie, let's say that you are hell 32 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: beans or you have to walk this track for some reason. 33 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: You just have to do it, and you have to 34 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: take your chances with the birds. What do you do 35 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: to protect yourself? 36 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 2: You go through that as quickly as possible. I mean no, 37 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: because you don't want to come into contact with them, 38 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 2: because if you hit them with a stick, you're going 39 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: to really hurt them. So it's much better to just 40 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: avoid them. 41 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: If you had to pick teen bird or team human. 42 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: You're on team bird here, though, aren't you. 43 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: I'm on team bird here. These are the bird of 44 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: the year. These are amazing, amazing animals. They're really in danger. 45 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: But at this time of year when they've got babies, 46 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: and I've I think that that's okay. We all want 47 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: to protect our babies. We've got young we want to 48 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 2: look after them. This is the only thing they can 49 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 2: do to protect those babies are real risk from everything 50 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 2: that's coming to eat them. We don't really need to 51 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: go down that track. Okay, give them a bit of space, all. 52 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: Right, Ellie, thanks very much to appreciate it. That's Alie Meed, 53 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: Forest and Bird Group manager for con Conservation Project Delivery. 54 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: It's a little bit like an Alfred Hitchcock film, isn't 55 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: it a Cardia? By the way, if you don't know 56 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 1: what the cardi area is, it's the falcon So it's 57 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: not like you're being You're not being dive bombed by 58 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: I don't know the fantail here. You know, this one's 59 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: got claws and stuff, so you probably do want to 60 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: be a little bit careful. For more from Hither Duplessy 61 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: Allen Drive, listen live to news talks it'd be from 62 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.