Birds (Central Otago) Mystery Cache

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TheCur8or: As this cache has been out of action for too long, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 12/7/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

DO NOT GO TO THE LISTED COORDINATES
YOU WOULD GET VERY WET, PROBABLY DROWN.


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The cache is hidden at S 45 32.0?? E 169 18.??

A simple puzzle.

The birds listed below are indigenous to New Zealand.
The grey duck and the bellbird are the only ones of these that are likely to be seen from or near the cache site.

iWhat you are most likely to see is the Californian Quail, this is, after all, a haven for them.

I have chosen birds that are listed in the books "New Zealand Bird Portraits" published in 1963 and "More New Zealand Bird Portraits" published in 1965. These books contain photographs and descriptive text by (Dr) M.F.Soper.

Mike Soper was a G.P. and practised at Whataroa, Queenstown, Takaka and at Tapanui.
However, much more than that, he was a bird photographer.
He would still be regarded, by many, as New Zealand's finest and most skilful bird photographer, certainly of his day.

GREY DUCK Anas superciliosa superciliciosa
This is the commonest and most widely distributed duck in New Zealand and is to be found wherever there is water. Lakes, lagoons, swamps,rivers, salt-water estuaries and river-flats in isolated mountain ranges.
Link to Grey Duck.

 WEKA Gallirallus australis australis
The Weka ia a flightless rail and is roughly the size of a domestic pullet. It has strong legs, a moderately long bill and rich brown plumage streaked with black. They are extremely cheeky and will snatch food from any unwary human hand!
Link to Weka.

 THE ROCK WREN Xenicus gilviventrus
The Rock Wren is an alpine species and is slightly bigger than the tiny 7.5cm (three-inch) Rifleman. It lives above the bushline in the rocks, scree slopes and the subalpine scrub of the open tops.
Link to The Rock Wren.

 BELLBIRD Anthornus melanura
Bellbirds, like Tuis, are honey (nectar) eaters but they also eat a variety of insects, grubs, caterpillars and spiders etc.
The overall plumage of the Bellbird is green. The males are distinguished by the purple gloss on the head, the females by the narrow white stripe that extends backwards from the gape to below the eye.
The males have a red eye, the females a brown one.
The feature that Bellbirds are probably best known for is as song birds. They sing with bell-like notes and are most impressive when singing in chorus.
Link to Bellbird.



The links highlighted will provide further information.

A PnG, when you have the correct coordinates.

The container is of a 35mm film canister style so it will be necessary to BYOP.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.



Congratulations ..... phiki614 ..... FTF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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