What's off to the left of the screen? (we finally got a peek!)

In the last post, Rakiura stood up, hesitated for a moment… and then disappeared off to the left of the screen.

If you’ve been watching the nest cam for a while, you’ll know that moment well. The slow shuffle. The second thoughts. And then — gone.

Off to the left.

It’s become such a familiar part of the story that we almost stop thinking about it.

Left is just… where she goes.

But tonight, for the first time, we got to see what’s actually there.

Ranger Theo walked us through the forest to the entrance of Rakiura’s nest — the place that sits just beyond that invisible edge of the camera frame.

And it turns out… it’s not quite what you might expect.

 

Thanks Ranger Theo from Department of Conservation #Kākāpō Recovery Team for giving us this insight!