Showing posts with label Zealandia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zealandia. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
A Second Visit
What to do with out of town visitors on a cold windy Wellington evening?
Wrap up warmly and visit a parrot at Zealandia.
Sirocco is a Kakapo, one of ~120 remaining Kakapo. Heaps of information about him here and here.
We saw him on a previous visit a couple of years ago. This time with only 9 people (excluding Zealandia and DOC staff) we had a fantastic view of him for the whole time. Last time with ~25 people we had a limited view.
The Kakapo is nocturnal and flightless. For viewing he is in an enclosure making photography a bit of a challenge with reflections. When he isn't on 'show' he can roam the trees nearby.
Afterwards a quick visit to the Botantic Gardens to look at the glow worms.
Wrap up warmly and visit a parrot at Zealandia.
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We saw him on a previous visit a couple of years ago. This time with only 9 people (excluding Zealandia and DOC staff) we had a fantastic view of him for the whole time. Last time with ~25 people we had a limited view.
The Kakapo is nocturnal and flightless. For viewing he is in an enclosure making photography a bit of a challenge with reflections. When he isn't on 'show' he can roam the trees nearby.
Afterwards a quick visit to the Botantic Gardens to look at the glow worms.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Through our Hands issue 4
The fourth issue of the free online magazine 'Through our Hands' is now available. The magazine is put together by Laura Kemshall, Annabel Rainbow and Linda Kemshall and as with the earlier issues features interesting articles and heaps of eye candy.
http://issuu.com/laurakemshall/docs/throughourhandsmagazinefeb2015?e=3297033/11588949
One of the articles is by Wellington local Clare Smith on her 'vertical performance dyeing'. I went to her exhibition in 2012 and spent quite awhile watching the changes to the 'quilt' as the dye flowed down.
One of my favourites, from her exhibition, featured Zealandia's lower lake and valve tower.
Click here to read the previous issues.
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One of the articles is by Wellington local Clare Smith on her 'vertical performance dyeing'. I went to her exhibition in 2012 and spent quite awhile watching the changes to the 'quilt' as the dye flowed down.
One of my favourites, from her exhibition, featured Zealandia's lower lake and valve tower.
Click here to read the previous issues.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Visitors
The last few evenings around dusk we've been watching Kaka in our neighbour's apple trees. The Kaka is a New Zealand native parrot and an adult can be up to 44cm in length.
I tried taking photos - they aren't too good given the really low light, the Kakas colouring and that they don't stay still for very long.
Last night there were 7-8 feasting on the apples.
Suburban Wellington has relatively large numbers of native birds thanks to Zealandia (formerly Karori Sanctuary) and Otari Wilton Bush.
We've only started noticing the Kakas in the past year or so. These recent visits being the most we've seen.
I tried taking photos - they aren't too good given the really low light, the Kakas colouring and that they don't stay still for very long.
Suburban Wellington has relatively large numbers of native birds thanks to Zealandia (formerly Karori Sanctuary) and Otari Wilton Bush.
We've only started noticing the Kakas in the past year or so. These recent visits being the most we've seen.
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