Inquisitive kea meets tourist in Arthur's Pass

What a beautiful day to go flying! Wait - that sounds like a car engine...

Yes! and the car is heading towards the tourist carpark!

Hey Joe - I've got an idea.

Let's go the the carpark and check out the car and meet the driver!

Get ready to land on the handrail...

Oops - bit too fast.

Careful now.

Whew! Made it safely.

Aha - I see the red car is parked nearby.

The lady driver is walking over to the railing. Here's my chance to make a new friend!

Kia ora! Welcome to Arthur's Pass. My name is Yaka.

It is lovely to meet you.

Yes, I'm a mountain parrot - we are called 'kea'.

My friends Joe, Mickey and Gigs are over there looking our way.

Yes, we'd love to share some information about Arthur's Pass and what we do each day.

Hey Joe - I've got an idea. How about you do this...

This is one of the flowers we get nectar from.

Joe's brought some to share with you!

Our friends Mickey and Gigs will head over to the cars so you can see what we love to do!

"You go that way Gigs and I'll go this way", says Mickey.

I can keep a lookout on both of them from this roofing.

There's Gigs checking out the windscreen wipers - the rubber is easy to strip off!

Mickey is atop the kayak on the roof rack - fancies being a kayaker!

We enjoy flying.....

Soaring through the air to the snowy ridges of the Southern Alps!

Whee - we don't need skis!

We explore the grasslands...

Forage for berries...

And rest up high on the grassy slopes overlooking the highway.

Looks like the fog is starting to settle in the hills - no more signtseeing for now.

Here they come - Mickey and Gigs are back from their flights.

Beautiful landing, Mickey!

There's Joe over there drinking water from the fountain.

Yes, it is getting late - guess it is time for us to say goodbye.

Haere rā. Lovely to have met you. Safe travels!