Placing the Hide in Final Position
So after my last post I have been flat out trying to predator proof the area where the nest is located. I have managed to source wide strips of tin to wrap around the trees to help stop possums, rats and stoats getting up and United Scaffolding here in Invercargill has generously provided a scaffold for the project.
As I didn’t want to scare the female Tui from sitting on her nest, I built up the scaffold over a two week period starting as far away from the nest as I could get and slowly added sections and moved it closer every 2-3 days. This seemed to work well as it allowed them to get used to seeing me and the scaffold well in advance of me moving into a good spot for shooting.
Here’s a photo of the hide in final position.
