The weka is a friendly and foolish bird.

We were pleased to have some visitors while we were staying at Duncan’s Bay. The wekas may have thought something similar. They fossicked around out the back quite happily. One popped inside and jumped on a bed. The silliest (but rather charming) thing that these birds do is to stop and stand perfectly still a lot. They are at great risk from predators. If you want to know more about wekas I am not the person to ask.