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Pukeiti gardens are spectacular at this time of year with a wonderful profusion of plants in flower.  There's also plenty of bird life with the air full of the beautiful resonant notes of tui and bellbird.  I made a couple of visits to the gardens over the weekend to soak up the beauty and see what birds were about to photograph.A korimako or bellbird, sitting still just long enough to get a photo. One of the beautiful little streams that flow through the gardens.Miromiro, the nor …

A clear, cold and stunningly beautiful day yesterday. Fresh snow on the mountain and a heavy frost. I was out pre dawn to get shots of the mountain with the southern cross low in the sky. Sunrise from port Taranaki then some bird watching at the Waiwhakaio river mouth.  Later in the day Catherine and I headed up to Taranaki for a short tramp in the fresh snow.  Beautiful views of Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe in the distance and then while we were taking a break, a friendly dunnock (hedge spar …