Category: Animals
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Waxeye in my Garden
I noticed I had a kiwifruit that was going off, so put it in one of my hanging baskets (it currently has some daffodil bulbs that are coming through). Didn’t take long for the waxeyes to find it.
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Wax-eye in a Tree
This tree is not far from my house and as you can see from the photo its covered with red berries and the wax-eyes are loving it. I’m not good at identifying trees and thought it was a Coprosma but a few people think it’s a holly.
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The Roundabout Bunnies
A while back, I’d heard about the roundabout bunnies, but hadn’t seen them. Today, while driving through the intersection there they were. So I had to stop for a few photos. Now this is a busy intersection, so it wasn’t that easy, and the bunnies are hyper-alert to people coming near the roundabout so they…
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Wood Pigeon in the Botanic Gardens
It pays to keep your eyes peeled for these beautiful birds as you wander around the Botanic Gardens.
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Monarch Butterflies in Woodham Park
Monarch’s over-winter in Christchurch, clustering together in large groups in parks all around Christchurch. During warm sunny days you can find them flying around their favourite tree (often the largest one in the park).
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Ducklings in the Botanic Gardens
I’ve got spring bulbs coming through and now we have ducklings in the gardens. It’s getting weird this weather of ours!
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Kereru in the Botanic Gardens
This tree (I think it’s a magnolia) was being visited a lot by Kereru (wood pigeon) today.
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California Quails in my Garden
I was making myself some breakfast this morning when out of the corner of my eye I caught some movement in the garden. I was pretty surprised and delighted to see a quail pair with a juvenile. And then I saw the rest of them! I estimate there were at least 10 quails from tiny…
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Wax eye in a Blue Puya at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens
I had seen photos of the Blue Puya on the Christchurch Botanic Garden’s Facebook page. What a striking an unusual plant – so I had to check it out for myself. I was just going to photograph the plant but as often happens when I have a camera, a wax eye and its fledgeling started…
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