I am obsessed with birds.
Whenever I see of hear Sooty Oystercatchers, or Yellow-tailed Cockatoos I shout out at the top of my lungs, "Sooties!!!!" or "hello cockies."
They make me happy.
Last week I was on Muttonbird Island waiting to photograph the sunset, there were people all around me which made me uncomfortable. I looked up and saw a Kestrel hawking, working it wings and tail feathers into the strong southerly wind and hanging motionless in the air. Every now again it would flick its wings and move to a new position, and then re-establish its hover above the prey below. Then it dived to the ground, I'm not sure if it caught its prey.
Watching that Kestrel really brought me joy.