Birds, little fishies, and traveling on
from Romany Quilting
We spotted some interesting bird life at our camp at Taupo. Several Kingfishers sat and sunned themselves on the power lines. Known as the Sacred Kingfisher for it was said to be a holy bird for Polynesians, who believed it to have control over the waves.
Sacred Kingfisher
Gemma was almost beside herself with excitement when she spotted a group of California Quail through the caravan window. Californian quail were introduced to Nelson in 1865. Who would have known that with the rapid population explosion, in 1890, thousands of Californian quail were canned or frozen and exported from Nelson to ...
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