Archive for September, 2006

Hokitika / / 2006-09-29 23:00:00

Friday, September 29th, 2006

throughout the whole season - 2005

Auckland / Meadowbank / 2006-09-24 13:00:00

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Flitting around deck - lovely to see spring is here

AUCKLAND / MASSEY / 2006-09-23 17:00:00

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

SUNNY AT THE TIME

Hokitika / / 2006-09-23 14:00:00

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

single butterfly spent 10-15 minutes around garden

Rangiora / / 2006-09-22 15:00:00

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Christchurch / City Centre / 2006-09-22 12:30:00

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Hamilton / Eastside / 2006-09-20 11:00:00

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

I watched a female monarch laying eggs on Swan milkweed in the main carpark as I was leaving a lecture to ride home.

Auckland / Meadowbank / 2006-09-18 10:00:00

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Last season (2005) I discovered Asian paper wasps were hunting small to medium sized caterpillers on the swan plants and carring them off, presumably to their nests.

Matamata / / 2006-09-16 14:00:00

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

I was playing soccer at the domain and a monarch zoomed over the pitch lengthwise.

Timaru / Westside / 2006-09-16 13:30:00

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

13C NW Sunny Chatting with the wife weeding the raapberries, and there it was! Very early