Feijoa tree pollination
Feijoa fruit are a favourite in our family, and we have several trees planted in our garden. At this time of year they are all in full bloom which is the promise of fruit to come.
Song Thrush
Return to Bushy Park
Back in September I wrote about a very short visit that I had to Bushy Park while attending the PSNZ Central Regional Convention. I said at the time I was going back and I did! My husband and I have just returned home after spending two nights at the Bushy Park Homestead and two days …
Back at the inlet…
I have finished work for the year and am looking forward to spending time with my family, (especially my grandson) and of course getting back out to the inlet with the kingfishers. Today’s images are from my last two visits there, I have been holding off posting them until a fellow photographer friend managed to get …
Snails for dinner
Straight after work today I was back out to the kingfishers in the hope that a. the tide was right and b. that the kingfishers would be out. The tide was too far out really to bother but I did anyway, and there was one kingfisher. I think it is the same one I have …
And then there were two…
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 …
Nestcam Update
The chicks are growing by the day and that’s a really good thing because our builder is ready to redo the veranda roof! He has been very patient waiting until the chicks have left the nest before he starts work. Last night as I was on my way out I looked up and saw the …