Koa Kea (Canterbury) Traditional Cache

A magnomen tin.  It can be a bit tricky to open and close. It is big enough to host some travel bugs. Big hedge made it difficult to get a totally accurate reading. Bring your own pen. Beware of muggles on Sundays and on other occasions.

There are two types of Keas;

Kea, New Zealand's endangered alpine parrot

Kea's are also the name given to New Zealand's youngest scouts. Australia call them Joeys and most other parts of the world call them beavers.
 
 Our alpine parrot would love this container.  They would also wish for you to know a bit about them.
Kea are now listed as a nationally endangered species and the status of the wild kea population remains unclear.
 
The habitat of the kea extends from South Island beech forests to alpine meadows and mountain scree slopes. 
 
Kea are  feeders, living predominantly on the roots, seeds, and flowers of plants as well as other bird's chicks, insects and lizards. With the event of human settlement they have adapted to eat almost anything. 

Kea are considered by researchers to be one of, if not the most intelligent bird species in the world. This intelligence and curiosity has created difficulties with humans resulting in severe persecution of the species over the last 150 yrs.