Phil and I spent a weekend at the bach in September doing a bit of a springclean. Phil took his chainsaw and tackled the fallen old pohutukawa that means we now can't get to the bach at high tide with dry feet. Heaps of work, but the majority of the tree will stay where it is.
A feature of these two visits has been the birds. The dotterels have struggled to raise 5 chicks, and we think that only one might have survived the dogs, gulls and storms. They are courageous in their efforts to protect eggs and chicks! The tui spent Labour weekend in the flax flowers which were a deep russet colour. What a treat. We took masses of photos of them, with their heads covered in orange pollen, and they did get used to us being there watching.
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