Vintage Harvest

On a recent trip to Glenbrook Station Vintage Harvest Weekend
I was pleasantly surprised to see Garnet arrive on her bicycle just
in time to catch her train.

Another one on the beach

Sunday Stroll

Urititi Beach Walking with the Lamas

North of Waipu Beach with Steampunk Whangarei Krakens Lair

Amazing weather for the walk along this beautiful pristine beach with long stretches of
golden sand.

 

 

 

 

A Touch of Autumn

This morning when doing the dog walk I detected a touch of autumn in the air.
Somewhat cooler and the mornings are now getting darker. Though the temperatures
are still up in the day.
I saw this little guy on the way it looked so delicate.

 

 





Just made some Banana loaf Paleo style so good thought I would share the recipe.

 

Result

 

 

          Help yourself !

Beautiful but naughty

These beautiful rainbow lorikeets are feasting on the apples in the garden.
Trying to get them picked before they have all been eaten ! Such a beautiful bird.

 

 

Spent an evening shooting in the cemetery with models here is another in this series

 

 

I called this Seeking Sanctuary

 

What is she thinking ?

Godwits over Miranda   Feb 2015



Thought I would print  this picture onto tissue paper and then place onto a wood block using wax for a more ethereal look.

 

 

 

Final picture encased in wax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Godwits at Miranda

The incredible godwit migration

Date: 13 June 2014
By: Bruce McKinlay | Technical Advisor, Ecosystems and Species

A male godwit showing how fat they are before migrating to China

Godwits spend the Austral summer in New Zealand and Australia. Every September about 80,000 of them will fly back to New Zealand.
A recent report revealed that a number of bar-tailed godwits have been recaptured more than 18 years since they were banded - this is quite an incredible feat!
The implication of travelling each year from the Southern Hemisphere to the Yellow Sea, then to Alaska for breeding and then back (over 20 times!) is mind boggling stuff.
Especially for a bird that weights a maximum of 400g for males, and up to 600g for females.
Even more impressive is the report of a red knot, which was last seen in 2012, more than 22 years after it was banded.
That's a 100 g bird travelling from New Zealand to Siberia each year for 22 years. That is a serious amount of Airpoints dollars (or in this case polycheate worms).


I went down to Miranda foreshore a couple of weeks ago to shoot the godwits before they took off on their annual migration to Alaska amazing site. I am still playing around with the shots I took.