Some birds are extremely protective of their nests and will do whatever it takes to distract you from it if you get too close. I had this happen last night when I went out just before sunset with my camera. Usually the pied stilts will disappear when I show myself and they will avoid the […]
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Yesterday started out promising – that is until I looked out the window. The weather report had me believing it was going to be a fine day for photography and the truth was that it wasn’t. It was overcast and dull with the sun peeping through the clouds from time to time. Being the optimist
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It doesn’t matter if it is a good photo or a bad photo, I just need to pick up the camera and shoot. This usually happens after a couple of days on inactivity with the camera – I start to get twitchy if I don’t get my photo fix. Today was one of those days.
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So I went back to the damselflies today and was greeted with just as many dragonflies as there was damselflies. The dragonflies are harder to capture but I love a challenge so sat down to do just that! While I waited I photographed a couple of weeds and I have to say I really
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I have found a spot where there are damselflies in a abundance. It’s very close to home and has easy access. Perfect for me to try and capture these tricky little insects in flight. Ha! All I managed was a couple of red lines in the shot where they flitted through the picture. What I
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A few images from this afternoon during a walk around the Pauatahanui Reserve.
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I didn’t make it to the fireworks display last year but the weather was near perfect this year so we headed down to join the crowds just before dark. There were thousands of people there as is normal and many of them with glow sticks and light sabers flashing about in the dark. We were
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On the way out to Staglands today we were talking about the weather report and how it said 0% chance of rain, the sky was blue and the sun was shining. However I made the comment that every time we go to Staglands there is rain! Every time! Today was no exception, we started walking
On September 26 we had one egg in the nest. Another one was laid each day until there were four and mamma bird made herself comfortable for the next couple of weeks. Around October 12th we believe the first chick hatched and today that chick left the nest at 15 days old. It has been
And then there were two… Read More »
For the last five weeks we have been going to see the pied shag nests to follow the growth of the chicks. It is hard not to form some little attachment to the chicks in this time as we watch them grow bigger and bigger each week. They turned from ugly alien looking things to
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