Category: Animals
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Three Little Owls
I have three juvenile German / Little owls living in literally my back yard! I knew we definitely had one, so I was excited to see two, then was blown away to see a third one join them – all the while their mother owl was keeping a close eye on me from about 100…
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I’m under owl observation
I was out in the garden today playing with the neighbour’s cat, when I had that sudden feeling I was being watched – and as I instinctively looked up I locked eyes with our resident owl (a Little Owl). He’s not easy to spot as he blends in so well to the cliff – but…
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Cuteness Overload at the Pug Picnic
What a fun idea and a great day out for dogs and owners. I don’t think I’ve seen so many pugs in one spot – it was just wonderful to sit down and watch these cute dogs running around enjoying themselves so much.
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Little Owl Looking Alert
Look at those big eyes! Every night we hear this owl calling (it lives in a cliff behind us). It’s not so much of a ‘hoot hoot’ sound that it makes as a squeal. The Little Owl was imported into New Zealand from Germany and are only found in the South Island. You can also…
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Waxeye in early blossom tree
One of the early blossom trees in the city by the bridge on Durham Street, with quite a few waxeyes visiting.
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Black Swans in the Estuary at Dusk
Taken by Main Road beside the Coastal Pathway.
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Waxeyes in a Tea Cup and Cheeky Magpie
I’ve often looked at the tea cup bird feeders and thought ‘that’s cute, but probably not practical’. Well over the weekend, I gave in to frivolity and bought myself a hanging tea cup bird feeder. The hook I had was actually too big for it to hang, so it’s currently just sitting in my garden…
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The Ginger Menace (s)
This is Marcel, the ‘neighbours cat’ (but he firmly believes he lives with us). He’s turned this cabbage tree into his own personal scratching post, and those claws need to be sharp – we have rodents the size of small ponies around here – thanks to living near a river. He’s not the only Ginger…
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Fantail Mid Flight
Captured while on my walk through Ferrymead Park. I often see fantails when I’m out walking, but I don’t normally have my camera. Well, last week I missed an awesome shot as I didn’t even have my smart phone with me. So learning from that, today my camera came with me – and look what…
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Monarch Butterflies in Woodham Park
Each year I visit the parks around Christchurch to see the magnificent sight that is thousands of Monarch butterflies clustering together in the trees. I never tire of this! And, I always get the opportunity to introduce new people to this phenomenon – usually people in the park who wonder what I’m photographing up in…
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Ginger Cat in a Box
I didn’t get out of the house for photos today due to my work load, but my neighbour’s cat has been very obliging with his posing. The box was from a courier delivery and we’d left it on the dining-room table so of course the ‘ginger menace’ as we’ve nicknamed him, decided it would be…
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Feeding Mr Maggie (Pie)
This is Mr Maggie. He lives in Ferrymead park with Mrs Maggie and usually two of their fledglings. They’ve been around a long time (many years I’ve been told) and happen to be the luckiest darn magpies around. For some reason, they seem to have trained half the neighbourhood to feed them (now me included).…
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