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We have a small flock of eastern rosella that are frequently in our garden. We often see or hear them flying through the garden or hear them chattering away to each other within our large puriri tree.  They are very chatty birds and have a wide rang of calls. They are also very alert and can be difficult to get close to and photograph.  At this time of year they are regularly seen feeding on flax seeds. For the last few weeks I have regularly seen them feeding in the flax on the s …

There were a large number of welcome swallow (or warou) at the Waiwhakaio river mouth in the weekend hunting insects over the water. I've always loved watching welcome swallow fly. They're very active little birds flying low over the waer either catching insects on the wings or picking them off the surface of the water.Photographing them in flight is a challenge. I spent an hour or more on Sunday trying to get shots of them in flight over the water and out of more than 200 shots ended up with on …