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Richard Chambers
Environment – Rewards of getting involved
The seasons roll by. The days get longer then shorter, hotter then colder, always changing. But in spring it feels like this really speeds up....
Environment – Birds from my bed
Some of the best birding is done from the comfort of your own bed. I woke one morning recently to the call of a kaka...
Environment – Feathered home builders
We all need somewhere to live, something to eat, somewhere to raise the kids. Birds go the extra step when it comes to raising young...
Environment – Planting for birds
In 2016, New Zealand robins (toutouwai) were introduced to Shakespear Open Sanctuary at the end of Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Very quickly a pair formed and set...
Environment – Down time for birds
We’re all feeling the heat right now – some of us love it but others – not so much. Those who aren’t so happy just...
Environment – Make 2022 your ‘year for nature’
At this time of year I sometimes imagine I’ve just arrived on the Hibiscus Coast from a northern hemisphere winter. The sun is hot, the...
Environment – Kaka’s beak on kakabeak
One of the beauties of living on the Hibiscus Coast is that a walk on the beach might turn into a dolphin-watching trip, or while...
Environment – Plant and they will come
In the early 1900s the Hibiscus Coast was largely farmland – you’ve no doubt seen the early photos of a barren peninsula with a few...
Environment – Cycle of song
That feeling of autumn freshness in the morning air has arrived. The cicadas have been singing loudly through February but have you wondered where the...
Environment – Giving birds a helping hand
Spring is here and I’ve been watching a pair of thrushes raising a family of two chicks outside my lounge window. It’s been lovely to...
