Moving to the other side of the log The Karearea pair at Zealandia hatched a chick on around the 28th August and last week some brave experts from Wingspan went in and managed to put an identification band onto one of the chicks legs ( as documented here , and there are more photos here from Steve Atwood who was lucky enough to attend). Yesterday I got an email from a new friend Niels, who I have met a few times recently on visits to view the Karearea, and he included a photo showing the chick out in the open, viewable from the track. With a chance that the chick wouldn't be moving far Keryn and I went to Zealandia this morning to have a look. We were in luck. As we approached the usual viewing area on the Karearea Track we could hear a commotion from the adult Karearea, normally a sign that either one of the pair has caught something to eat or that nest duties are being swapped. Steve and Niels were there taking photos of the male Karearea who was perched on a branch in a nearby tree. Over the next hour or so we were treated to quite a show as the parents stayed nearby (occasionally swooping past to make sure we knew how close was too close), caught a small bird and fed the chick which was still visible from the track sitting in a hollow just in front of the large log where