Have you ever seen a bird make snowballs? Most likely, you answered no, unless you’re Nick Pascoe, who recently recorded a kea playing in the snow on a New Zealand mountainside. Kea are rare and endangered ground parrots endemic to New Zealand, and, clearly, they’re very playful and clever.
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“Apparently humans aren’t the only ones who like snowball fights and rolling things down hills!” Pascoe wrote in an Instagram post sharing his kea footage. “@adielawrence and I got very distracted watching this juvenile Kea playing in the snow, simply for the fun of it and to show off to us it seemed.”
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The online community loved Pascoe’s post, which includes several videos and photos of the kea’s antics during the couple’s close encounter.
Watch a rare New Zealand bird make snowballs and more below (or see it here).
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