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When the Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust wanted to give a gift of plants, locally sourced from Rarangi Beach, east of Blenheim, they came to Oratia. Not only could we provide an eco-sourced species, it was also a plant which had since disappeared from the region!

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Sonchus kirkii
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Sonchus kirkii
Goldfinches in my puha patch early December 2012. All this from one plant a year ago. A variation for that "pukeko in a ponga tree" song perhaps? (the one about the 12 days of Xmas updated for NZ themes)

Thanks to dayne laird for sharing this photo!
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Comments
On 20/01/2018, Rex marshall said:
cool birds but Japanese quail are a cooler looking bird that eat the seeds
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