Thanks for posting these pics mate. Ted was a real gentle fella full of 'good'. I used to be scared sh@tless going up over the hills above tok in that land rover. Looked alot older when I was in it.
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:49 AM
Wonderful pics! He was character all right. That velvet stag Im holding (above) was over the top in the Managahao from the biv up the creek. Carried it right back to Rider's house.
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 05:37 PM
My old meat hunting days gave me a great dislike for Swanndris. Nothing colder or miserable than the wind whipping into a wet Swanndri on the Ruahine tops while trudging back to camp. Brno .222 ...
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 04:53 PM
Ah, the ‘Purple Onion’ back in the 70’s….
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 02:28 PM
And "Carmen's"
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 02:28 PM
Cool as! This was it in June 180208
Liked On: 03-10-2021, 12:42 PM
180170 Was muttering to myself, wondering why I carry a camera around in the bush, seeing nothing to photograph when this ruru swooped over me down the track. Stepped around a tree and there he was,...
Liked On: 01-10-2021, 07:54 AM
Straight through.
Liked On: 29-09-2021, 04:05 PM
Saw some lights heading up the driveway tonight.Bo nutted off! Lights disapeared behind a tree fern. Made my way down to other end of the house when the lights shone again under my headlamp. .22...
Liked On: 25-09-2021, 08:40 AM
Left home at 7am, back at 8:30am with a feed for a few omelettes tonight, got enough in about 4 scoops, wind came up and buggared it 179411
Liked On: 22-09-2021, 07:29 PM
Koheru all done 179188 179189 179190
Liked On: 21-09-2021, 08:33 AM
In sickness and in health, good wife you have there timeout. Just taken on another project on possum control, shot it the other night and ran a trap line yesterday as sampler for numbers. Did pick...
Liked On: 19-09-2021, 08:49 AM
Yeah the leaves are the big attraction for the kereru during winter. There's not much around for them then :)
Liked On: 14-09-2021, 06:13 PM
Food trees and shrubs are great but many underestimate how deep understorey leaf litter helps feed the birds. It's where all the invertebrates live and they are where the food chain starts. They feed...
Liked On: 14-09-2021, 02:43 PM
Got up to four Tuis feeding on what appears to buds on a tree at the neighbours, first year we’ve had them around. We have a steady amount of bellbirds and a whole lot of waxeyes (which mrs Finnwolf...
Liked On: 14-09-2021, 09:45 AM