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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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Metrosideros bartlettii
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Metrosideros bartlettii
Very different from prior weeks was that the tree was literally a-buzz. Bumbles were the loudest, but flight-iest. Might be a bit big to get at the nectar perhaps because they didn't sit still very long at all before buzzing off for another attempt (23Nov2014).

Thanks to dayne laird for sharing this photo!
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