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Toutouwai\/North Island Robin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I’ve got so much pleasure from the hiking I have been doing and the encounters I’ve had with these Toutouwai\/North Island robin that I thought I would share a few more images that I have got since those in my first post, It’s The Little Things That Make a Difference<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Toutouwai\/North Island Robin preening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The birds are quite relaxed and have some favourite perches where they will sit and preen. They are not a regular encounter so it is always a joy when I do see them. I haven’t seen both members of the pair together since that second encounter I reported last week.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Toutouwai\/North Island Robin shaking out his plumage after preening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This last Friday I got home from work having completed my final Friday after 35 years and 7 months in rural family practice. Fridays have always been a challenge and stressful as there are always last minute things that have to be done before the weekend and can’t be “booked in tomorrow”. When I began I would work on my own with one nurse and we now have a team of doctors and nurses seeing up to the same number of patients because the complexity of the work is just so much greater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arriving home I had time for a walk so hoped to see my birds but it was not to be. Regardless it was lovely to walk and reflect that next Friday I will be able to walk any time of the day and not have to hope to squeeze it in at the end only if time allows. It will feel strange.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Toutouwai\/North Island Robin <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

From next week I will be officially semi-retired and working only 2 days a week on the weeks I don’t have more important things to do. I’m looking forward to that reprioritisation. It’s going to take a bit of adjusting because there are still going to be demands greater than I have time and energy to accommodate which will be a tension that I will have to navigate. A lifetime of balancing the needs of others with my own and tilting the balance in favour of others in more need is a habit that will take time to resolve. Time spent hiking and in discussion with my conscience is important for this. As is the distraction of my birds.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Toutouwai\/North Island Robin <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We have a bunch of exciting things planned, many of which involve birds (conferences and research trips) and photography (workshops and holiday) so I will have more to share over time. I will also have a little more time to work on my backlog of images from June 2024 in the UK and Arctic so look out for those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heading back down on my last hike I encountered a slightly co-operative Riroriro\/Grey warbler and managed a few images. They are often singing high in the canopy but this one was foraging at eye level which was nice.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Riroriro\/Grey warbler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Photos with Nikon Z8 and Nikkor Z 400mm f4.5 VR S<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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