A Froggy Morning

That chilly combination of frost and fog. Still, it was followed by a fine, mild day. What you see here was just an outrider. Within minutes the mob arrived, enveloping everything. The world was suddenly reduced to my garden, which is rather nice occasionally.

Best seen large- find the lamb

A waxeye male is still testing the small triangle that includes the Coprosma berry bush and the tree where I put the cut apples and syrup. He will sit on the apple pecking and calling alternately. His song is much louder now, but still has elements of canary-type trills, which means that he has not yet won his choice. He is always alone when he marks the territory so I don't know if he is the male half of the little couple. At least two pairs come to the feeders still. Perhaps both males are hoping to claim the prime real estate.