NZ Fantail Merino Wool Dress Socks
Lovely quality soft socks. Design possibly not as polished as others, eg tuatara, but would still recommend.
Lovely quality soft socks. Design possibly not as polished as others, eg tuatara, but would still recommend.
I saw these socks at Tiritiri Matangi Island and got two pair. When I got home to the US, I realized that I wanted all the birds I had fallen in love with on my trip around New Zealand. I was glad the web URL was on the socks, so I ordered many more. The foot is a little long for me, but that's fine for a "one size fits all" kind of sock. I love the patterns!
Lovely quality soft socks. Design possibly not as polished as others, eg tuatara, but would still recommend.
I saw these socks at Tiritiri Matangi Island and got two pair. When I got home to the US, I realized that I wanted all the birds I had fallen in love with on my trip around New Zealand. I was glad the web URL was on the socks, so I ordered many more. The foot is a little long for me, but that's fine for a "one size fits all" kind of sock. I love the patterns!
Fantails/PÄ«wakawaka feature on these Kiwiana inspired pictorial socks with imagery of iconic New Zealand native flora and fauna. Great gifts for family and friends here and overseas, because they are lightweight and low cost to post. Send us a message or choose a different delivery address to have these shipped almost anywhere in the world! Read on to see more on these beautiful birds below....
Features of Fantail Dress Socks
The fantail or pÄ«wakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa) is 16 centimetres long, including its 8-centimetre tail. It weighs 8 grams. Most fantails are brown above and pale underneath. Their fan-like tail, usually held high above the body, is made up of long dark central feathers flanked by white feathers. About 20% of South Island fantails are completely black. The fantail’s tail contributes to its distinctive flight – twisting and turning in the air as it catches insects in flight. Its call is like a kissing sound.
New Zealand’s fantails belong to three separate subspecies: one on each of the North, South and Chatham islands. Fantails mainly eat insects. They build distinctive nests with hanging tails under protective foliage in tree forks, lay three or more speckled white eggs, and raise two to five broods in a season. The population fluctuates, but tends to recover quickly if it drops. The oldest bird known was three years. Fantails are common in forest, rural and urban environments.
