19 Jun 2024

Moment of Calm: Distant Kiwi

From Three to Seven, 5:30 pm on 19 June 2024
Little Spotted Kiwi

Little Spotted Kiwi Photo: Supplied: Zealandia

Sometimes, what you're looking for is not what you find. Bryan Crump was hoping to capture the sound of a Little Spotted Kiwi fossicking by the predator proof fence of Wellington's Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary. But when he and his son went for an evening walk (with a recording device) they caught something even more magical; as the Kiwi by the fence scarpered, another began calling further off. If you'd like to be calm like a Kiwi, we recommend you download and listen to this in your own time.