Wildlife Week

It's been a week for strange wildlife here in Christchurch.

First, one morning this week I had to double take when I saw a Royal Spoonbill. Now, seeing one of these in Christchurch is not unheard of, usually on the estuary tidal flats. But this fella was standing on someones back patio, being fed by an old dear in a dressing gown.

The next morning, he was there again, waiting patiently outside the same house for the occupiers to get up. I managed to get this dodgy snap in the early morning light.

A little further down the river, a New Zealand fur seal has taken up residence, causing the local paper to go into cheesy pun overdrive.

And finally, recently spotted in the wild, Malc's workmate and coffee cartel wingman Luci has earned herself the accolade of Christchurch's biggest geek. Sadly for her, the prospect of being the first person in the world to own the new iPhone looks unlikely due to those damn Jafas insisting on their store opening 5 minutes earlier. Awww .. shame.