The New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae or - Karearea (Moari name) - is an endangered bird species that is only found in New Zealand. Falcons for Grapes is a program that has been established in some vineyards where a pair of New Zealand Falcons is introduced into a vineyard to reduce the damage to the... Continue Reading →
The sun is just coming through the off and on drizzle - it has been pretty much raining for the past 3 months off and on - the cicadas are singing and it is a bit humid - 'muggy' as we call it. Butterflies are busy at the moment - orchards and blue triangles in... Continue Reading →
I have been doing just a short course on Botanical Illustration at the local adult community education. Although I draw all my designs most of which are botanical and I see my linocuts as botanical linocuts, I have never done any formal training in botanical illustration. So I am doing a short 4 week course....here... Continue Reading →
The #69 of the birding blog carnival - I and the Bird - is being hosted by Grrlscientist of Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted). Talking of birds our local pair of Tawny Frogmouths must still have a fledgling - they were calling in our nearby reserve and backyard at 5am this morning - definitely... Continue Reading →
I recently joined the Nature Blog Network which was set up by 10,000 Birds the originator of the I and the Bird blogfest. The #68 edition of I and the Bird is currently hosted by Slybird. The Nature Blog Network is basically a list of blogs dealing with nature - ecosystem, flora, mollusc etc. New... Continue Reading →
An interesting afternoon in my garden - we were visited by a couple of pheasant coucals. The first indications they were there was a loud 'whoop whoop whooping' on the roof of my house. I thought my appearance with a camera resulted in what I think was a 'younger' bird taking off into a my... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 