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Every year the black stilts in the McKenzie country have a flight on their hands when the Pied Stilts arrive to nest. The blacks always win – but they’re losing the battle.
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Confined to New Zealand’s magnificent Mackenzie Country the black stilt is superbly suited to its high-country habitat. But for New Zealand’s rarest wading bird, time is running out.
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