Birds of a Feather

Swan and Pukeko, Christchurch. April Ajr.

This afternoon I enjoyed three things Christchurch has an abundance of – cycleways, waterways and birdlife. I spent two hours cycling along the tracks beside the Avon River on its way out to sea, stopping to photograph water birds along the way. I took over a hundred photographs and it was hard work choosing just two to put here; but I think my swan and my pukeko capture something of the nature of both birds….the streamlined elegance of the swan; the innate curiosity of our quirky pukeko.