swamp hen, but i think the new zealand name of "pukeko" sounds a lot funnier its a struggle to manually focus lens on old DSLRs!
Unfortunately I didn't get any shots of this Eastern Great Egret in focus but I have included this one because I am pretty sure it has somehow managed to break a few inches of the top beak!
Some Kookaburras have been around lately and a couple of younger ones let me get pretty close this morning.