Hello friends and family, Most of our penguins now have 2 eggs. It has been a fast start to the season, and we now wait for any new recruits. The weather has been cold and calm, and the Titi have started to come back. We have 25 nests here with one pair still to lay, 11 at the Moeraki colony and 2 at the Bluffs so far. Ewan from Penguin Place joined us on Tuesday, and as the tide was low, we checked the island. While we were doing the rounds down the hill, there was a penguin fight where there is normally no penguins. A quick search resulted in penguins running away so I went back later and found an undiscovered nest. Robbie took Ewan to the Bluffs and found about 30 nesting pairs of Spotted Shags. This is a drop of 90% for our area. I went to town on Wednesday and bought the seeds for the vegetable garden. I am going to try beetroot again this year – all the forecasting of a hot summer may just be right! Murray and Bronwyn have planted some of my larger tree seedlings. I will get out there and plant some more today. I hope to get the last of the big ones planted and then the rest will stay here over summer. Have a great week!
Rosalie |
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