Female…

…………………Mallard Duck




Enjoying the late afternoon light.

It’s been another perfect autumn day - warm and sunny.



A huge thank you for the comments, stars and hearts for yesterday’s green South African mantis - such a poser in front of the camera.  Sadly, the South African praying mantis is displacing our NZ praying mantis 



Coronavirus - Day 45 of Lockdown in NZ
Alert Level 3
Total coronavirus cases in NZ 1492
Confirmed cases 1142 + Probable cases 350 giving a total of 1490
New cases today 2  
Death Toll across NZ remains at 21 
Number in Hospital 2 
Recovered from Coronavirus - 1368  (92% of all cases have recovered)
Total tested in NZ  183,039
Information from 1pm Government website