NTF does some wing exercises on the hill before she walks down and heads over to see UQ chick ♥ He clacks at her and she reaches her bill out towards him as they interact in a friendly meet & greet! More clacking ensues between the chicks – NTF keeps her distance as UQ remains on his nest. Manaaki couldn’t care less about this social interaction and does some preening and then goes to sleep.
NTF & UQ continue to clack at one another – I believe that NTF almost went into a display at 07:12. She turns her head side to side and does some brief whistling & it looked like she was going to extend her wings but it does not blossom into a full display. Shades of SSTrig’s boldness are in NTF and I think we will see a full display before too long. NTF will then turn around and head back up the hill to her own nest. What a curious and social chick NTF is! Thank you for watching!
Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk
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