I love simplicity and silence. I enjoy taking photos of birds, and strive to be an actively decent human being. In late August 2025 I moved from Waikawa Beach to Ruakākā near Whangārei in Aotearoa. 100% human (she / her). Now 70, I'm super happy to be getting old — it means I'm not dead yet! I believe all beings have the right to clean water, nutritious food and adequate shelter, and that humans are simply one small part of the amazing life on this planet that supports us all: humans, animals, plants. I joined the MB community on 05 January 2018. Follow me on Micro.Blog at https://micro.blog/miraz .
DOC 'cautiously optimistic' for New Zealand's rarest bird, the fairy tern | RNZ News 🐦 :
With fewer than 40 tara iti left, every nest, egg, and chick was critical to the survival of the species. …
Tara iti bred at only four locations in New Zealand … [including] the Waipū and Mangawhai sandspits in Northland.
Waipū and Mangawhai are just a few kilometres away from our new home at Ruakākā.
