During his tramp at The Nelson Lakes, YIC stayed at Bushline Hut above Lake Rotoiti. 2 Department of Conservation (DOC) workers were there (Cory and Kirsty), sheltering from the evening rain. They were part of a team surveying the local kea population. Just as they arrived at 9 45 pm, lo and behold a kea showed up as well. They managed to lasso the kea, then weigh and measure it, before fitting a radio transmitter. Here they are at work, giving Barry Bushline (as YIC christened the kea) the treatment.