This is the first year that this lotus has flowered. It's a seedling I grew about 10 years ago and has been worth waiting for. A lovely delicate pink. Catching the bee in the photo was a bonus.
The bees have enjoyed the lotus flowers this season. We had a good number of flowers and there were always bees rummaging around inside them.
There was quite a conversation going on between these two. Simba (front) turned to see me when I turned up with the camera. Until then he had been repeatedly rolling over and yawning in what was clearly a cat language communication with Rexy, who is less than half his size. Rexy kept himself low and made sure he remained inoffensive.
The white bird on the right is a little egret (Egretta garzetta), a smaller bird than the more common kotuku or white heron. The white faced heron on the left of the photo provides a size comparison.
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