The best laid plans often end up on the scrap-heap – or in this case the’ later-on heap’. My next blog was to be about plans for my little garden, composting and worm farms – all these now have to wait as I have something exciting to report!
Up in the Wellington hills, which are where our community gardens, or allotments are, the sound of birds is fabulous. Every time I’m there a tui sings territorially … or maybe calling for, or to, a mate … and flies between two trees, each tree on opposite sides of the garden area – I must photograph him and his cute little parsons white tuft under his chin. ( although I guess birds don’t have chins, just beaks)
However, this week when I went up to the garden I was very excited – and I made me realise I MUST keep my little camera with me [after all that's why I bought this little one with its 3x optical zoon and 14 mega pixels – to be with me always] as this time I saw what I believe was a brightly coloured rosella – an import from Australia. BUT I’m not a birder, just someone who likes them, so cannot confirm the validity of my naming of the so-called rosella – when I get photographic evidence I will post it here and birders can identify it for me. In the meantime check out the links above and see what our native bird the tui looks like as well as the Aussie import.
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| Black backed gull - on Matu-Somes Island - I expect to see these overhead from the garden too |
