Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) overlooking Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) feeding on summer alpine vegetation, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Steven David Miller / Kea parrot {Nestor notabilis} Southern alps, South island, New Zealand. Threatened

Christophe Courteau / Keas interacting {Nestor notabilis} South Is New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) taking flight showing brilliant coloration under wing, New Zealand

Tom Marshall / Kea (Nestor notabilis) adult perched in beech tree, Arthurs Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand. February

Andrew Walmsley / Kea (Nestor notabilis) juvenile calling, backlit, Red Tarns, Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand, February

Ingrid Visser / Kea (Nestor notabilis) investigating Coca Cola can, Southern Alps, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Kea (Nestor notabilis) attacking climber, Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) endemic, investigating tramper's boots, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) three parrots working over parked car, chewing on rubber components, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) in typical alpine habitat, showing curiosity toward hikers, Mt Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) scavenging in open dump, Arthur's Pass Village, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) playfully investigating child's toys, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) endemic, playfully investigating child and her toys, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) portrait, in typical alpine scrub habitat, Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) endemic, fossicking in alpine vegetation well above tree line, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) endemic, fossicking in alpine vegetation well above tree line, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) calling from perch, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) foraging for alpine plants at night in winter, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kea (Nestor notabilis) feeding on summer alpine daisies, Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Tim Edwards / Kea on Milford track. (Nestor notabilis) Fiordland NP