Ōtautahi / Christchurch Daily Photo

I went to the Botanic Gardens late this afternoon with the intention of photographing daffodils. But as is often the case with me, I got distracted by so many other wonderful things. In particular, I became a little obsessed with photographing this tree in the gardens. I drew me in like a magnet – with it’s splendid soft pink blossoms and the verdant green grass beneath it.

I spent quite some time photographing the blossoms when I noticed some activity in the tree.

Why… it is a wonderful little bird, a wax eye or silver-eye. Oh how fast they move though! So it’s quite a challenge to photograph them. You need a long lens, some decent light, and patience and determination. The reward is freezing a beautiful moment in time.