Wednesday, 20 September 2017

A Visit from the Kereru


A Visit from the Kereru


Very unusually a kereru came into our garden yesterday, we have never had
one here before and can only think that it was attracted by all the tui
activity in our kowhai tree.  The tui seem to do a circuit around here in the
Spring, going from kowhai to kowhai feeding on the nectar.









Here is our most bossy resident tui complaining loudly at the interloper




Kereru in the cherry tree


All images copyright Frances Jill Studd 2017







Thursday, 7 September 2017

Spring Garden Painting from New Zealand

A Spring Garden Painting


Spring at last and a new painting to celebrate the end of Winter.
The tui are going crazy in  our kowhai tree and chortling
away in the cherry as well.
This is not my first circular painting but it's a good format
to work on and I may make a series to follow this one.



All images copyright Frances Jill Studd 2017