Category Archive: wildlife

Pigeon Park

Pigeon Park

When I was a kid I used to be captivated by Wellington’s pigeons. I know, I know – rats with wings. I don’t care. I …

 

Billing

Billing

Do you remember those amazing days when you were first in love? When it seemed like the top of your head was going to just …

 

Consider the sparrows

Consider the sparrows

For the second time in as many days I watched sparrows gorging on muffins. In this case I think it was a chocolate chip muffin. …

 

342 – Silver eyes

342 – Silver eyes

The birds are continuing to treat our food tree as the restaurant of choice. The silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis) are very happy to be dominating the …

 

335 – A welcome visitor

335 – A welcome visitor

I felt sorry for the little birds in our neighbourhood so I got some fat, rendered it down, added sunflower seeds and even sneaked in …

 

333 – Malik’s story

333 – Malik’s story

Malik dreams of striding across the veldt with a huge herd of African elephants. To trumpet wildly with the sheer joy of freedom. Ears flapping, …

 

331 – Early birds

331 – Early birds

High drama on the back lawn early this morning. A hen blackbird had somehow managed to land a rather large earthworm. And like the rest …

 

310 – Alien invasion

310 – Alien invasion

According to the media today, biosecurity have announced 400+ new organisms attempt to enter New Zealand each year. Snakes, spiders, scorpions – the list of …

 

275 – Sculptural renovations

275 – Sculptural renovations

Para Matchitt’s masterwork – the City to Sea Bridge – has recently had a very worthy update and face-lift with the addition of another bird …

 

134 – Fish of the Day

134 – Fish of the Day

I kept a marine aquarium for many years. I never kept crayfish – rock lobsters – like the one here – I suspect they’d be …