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Experience blockhill
A virtual tour of the sights and sounds. Use the slideshow controls to move through the photographs. A play button indicates a sound clip.
You can also find more information about local wildlife, our weather and the seasons.
Parnassus Heights
Looking west from the top of the hills that form the southern edge of our valley. The Waiau river can be seen catching late evening sun.
22 Mar 2010
Babay Fantail
Known for its friendly 'cheet cheet' call and energetic flying antics, the aptly named fantail is one of the most common and widely distributed native birds on the New Zealand mainland.
It is easily recognized by its long tail which opens to a fan. It has a small head and bill and has two colour forms, pied and melanistic or black. The pied birds are grey-brown with white and black bands.
24 Feb 2010
Nor'west summer
Last light on the first day of the new decade. Nor'west clouds formations are typical of this time of year.
01 Jan 2010
Quooks!
Today the baby quails have hatched and the big clucky chook has become a mother! There are six babies altogether. There were 7 this morning, but that's a sad and rather funny story.....basically the little quail was sitting up in the nest box and was chirping away. It then got excited and jumped giddily out of the nest box, bounced off the ramp, landed on the floor and was promptly picked up in the beak of hungry chook who thought it was a scrap of food. We tried to rescue it, but it was too tiny to survive such a trama. But at least it got to have a near flight experience in it's short little life.
05 Dec 2009
Feeding the chooks
A view of the chook paddock from the hill across the gully.
18 Nov 2009
Lush
Spring time amongst the clover
11 Nov 2009
Sights and sounds from the deck
Looking out and down into the gully just before sunset (7:30pm)
Press the play button (below) to hear the birds and stream.
11 Nov 2009
Rooster and hens
The rooster struts his stuff out in the field.
07 Nov 2009
