Copper...

………………..……...…….Butterflies




These small butterflies are native to New Zealand - one was included two blips ago, on the 11th November, as an extra.

There seemed to be a greater number fluttering beside the walking / cycling path today and I managed to photograph several pairs.

Several more butterflies can be seen in the extra photos section.


I’d gone to check out the pied stilts to see if there was actually a nest and perhaps a chick - sadly, the log which was centred in a backwater pool of water was completely covered with the present high midday tides. Two adult birds, possibly the parents, were standing nearby on the edge of the water.