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Watching from a hide

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Watching from a hide

You can watch birds from a hide to avoid disturbing them or affecting their activity. This hide is made of canvas, and was set up in 1981 to observe the nest of one of the last female kākāpō on Stewart Island.

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by Don Merton

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Gordon Ell, Birdwatching – Birdwatching tips, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11948/watching-from-a-hide (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gordon Ell, published 2 March 2009.