I love simplicity and silence. I enjoy taking photos of birds. I live at Waikawa Beach in New Zealand, and strive to be an actively decent human being. In July 2025 I expect to move to Ruakākā near Whangārei. Apparently the bizarre is normal now. Now 70, I'm super happy to be getting old — it means I'm not dead yet! Proudly a Free Being, eschewing the arbitrary. Practitioner of Positive Solitude. 100% human (she / her). I joined the MB community on 05 January 2018. Follow me on Micro.Blog at https://micro.blog/miraz .
For some reason I don't so often post photos of the Australian coots on the wee lake down the road. Rectifying … 🐦
Miles Metcalfe Fabulous. Thanks for posting this photo. Unassuming birds - but they made it all the way from Eurasia. When I look at a map I’m blown away. “They appear to fly reluctantly” - well, fly they do. A long, long way.