Good morning from a wet and soggy Hastings. Summer has taken a break and autumn decided to come back so it is cold as well.
I was talking to my daughter the other night as to why I always write about the weather and why I say ‘good morning’. Hastings, Napier and Gisborne are the first cities to see the new day which is why I say good morning from Hastings. And the weather update? Well it goes back to when I was overseas and when I wrote my letters back home it was a case of if you don’t know what to write about, there is always the weather. You can always write something about how cold or warm it has been and it can fill up at least half a page or the aerogramme which is what I used to use. I certainly didn’t want to tell my family everything!
Anyway onto Ailsa’s challenge this week which is Freedom.
To start with an iconic kiwi bird the Tui among the kowhai.
Then this blackbird.
And lastly a couple of sparrows.
So why these photos. Last week I posted a couple of photos for Steve’s Snap & Zap challenge of some parrots held captive in the aviaries at Cornwall Park. While these photos are all of birds flying around in freedom. I much prefer to take photos of birds in their natural habitats than in cages.
http://woollymuses.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/travel-theme-freedom/
Travel Theme: Freedom – Seagulls in Flight
Thanks for visiting.
I am beginning to enjoy bird photography, like yours they make wonderful subjects.
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They are so interesting and your photos have been great. 😀
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Lovely photos and I’m with you on the caged v free birds. I also used to write aerogrammes and once a year my dad would send me one and he ALWAYS wrote when the Almond Bloosom was out, guess that gave him something to write about. 🙂
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LOL. It is so different with emails today and all the social media. It used to be such a chore and thus most of them were about the weather. 😀
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Whoops, blossom, not bloosom!
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Haha cute little photos! And sparrows!
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Thanks. 😀
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Lovely photos Raewyn, perfect for freedom. I love taking photos of birds too 🙂
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Thanks Amanda. My camera is now super slow so I am focusing on roses at the moment. But I love birds and they are really noisy at the moment which I love listening to. 😀
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Me too, I love bird song 😀
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The birds are beautiful and so are the frames. The frames are like little make believe cages. lol
I like your weather greeting. Makes you a real person. 🙂
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Thanks. It is my little greeting to the world and to let everyone know I am already into the new day. 😀
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And the winner is…….
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LOL. 😀
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I especially love the blackbird photo
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Thanks. It was just sitting on a fence posing for me. 😀
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Ah, so that’s the famous tui.
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Yes it is Steve. They have an interesting sound as well. They are rather aggressive in the spring time. 😀
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Lovely!
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Thanks Aletta. 😀
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