Ruth Gardner's Blog 12/11/2013: Daring Ducklings

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 12 November 2013 entitled, "Daring Ducklings".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 262

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Bird droppings on the windows of the Town Hall, and weeds growing in the fountain bed below.

The River Photograph 2013:10:27 13:01:18

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A photograph of painted bird cut-outs hanging from a tree next to the Avon River on Oxford Terrace, near the Worcester Street bridge. The decorations were part of an installation titled The River, created by students from Lincoln University's School of Landscape Architecture for Canterbury Tales, a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.

The River Photograph 2013:10:25 17:53:04

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A photograph of painted bird cut-outs hanging from a tree next to the Avon River on Oxford Terrace, near the Worcester Street bridge. The decorations were part of an installation titled The River, created by students from Lincoln University's School of Landscape Architecture for Canterbury Tales, a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.

sand volcano

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(I righted the bird bath after the initial earthquake. None of the after-shocks were sufficient to knock it over again.)

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:21 12:22:12)

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A photograph of street art on Fitzgerald Avenue, near the On Fitz cafe. On the left is a painting of a waxeye bird. Next to it is written "South bound". On the right is a painting of a blue-skinned figure. Next to the man is written "Li'l Elliot.

The River Photograph 2013:10:27 18:40:07

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A photograph of one of several painted bird cut-outs hanging from a tree next to the Avon River on Oxford Terrace, near the Worcester Street bridge. The decorations were part of an installation titled The River, created by students from Lincoln University's School of Landscape Architecture for Canterbury Tales, a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:06 16:15:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch couple Rosie Gordon (21) and Mike Bird (24) went ahead with their wedding today, despite recent earthquake events".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:06 16:20:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch couple Rosie Gordon (21) and Mike Bird (24) went ahead with their wedding today, despite recent earthquake events".

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Local park walkway. The day of the quake the birds on the lake beside it were disturbed and made a lot of noise

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:21:07)

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A photograph of artworks on the wall of a building between New Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. The artwork in the middle depicts a range of native birds. To the left, a section of another artwork shows a hei matau and a jester holding a sign that reads, "Nothing about us without us!". To the right there is a landscape with a message written over it.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2238

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from Beachville Road in Redcliffs. The islands where many birds rest are new since the earthquake".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0173

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A photograph of a bird painted on a concrete block in a retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".

Christchurch aquarium forced to close because of quake

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Hundreds of birds and other creatures had to be evacuated from a Christchurch aquarium and kiwi enclosure, while others were put-down after last week's earthquake.

Snapshot 15

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over the Arts Centre with Christ's College to the right.

Snapshot 10 - High and Cashel Streets

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over the Westpac Trust Building towards the Holiday Inn.

Snapshot 1 - Manchester Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Manchester Street with the Holiday Inn in the background.

Snapshot 1 - Manchester Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Manchester Street with the Holiday Inn in the background.

Snapshot 15 - Christ's College

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over the Arts Centre with Christ's College to the right.

Snapshot 16 - Arts Centre

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking down Worcester Boulevard with the Arts Centre in the bottom right.

Snapshot 3 - High Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over High Street with the front of Alice in Videoland visible.

Snapshot 3 - High Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over High Street with the front of Alice in Videoland visible.

Snapshot 13 - Cathedral Square

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Cathedral Square with the Cathedral and the Post Office visible.

Snapshot 8 - Cashel Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Cashel Street where the Re:Start container mall now sits.

Snapshot 11 - Bedford Row

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Bedford Row with Latimer Square in the distance to the left.

Snapshot 4 - Latimer Square

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Latimer Square with the CTV Building site visible on the right.

Snapshot 4 - Latimer Square

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Latimer Square with the CTV Building site visible on the right.

Snapshot 2 - Madras Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Madras Street with the High Street shops in the bottom left.

Snapshot 2 - Madras Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Madras Street with the High Street shops in the bottom left.

Snapshot 10 - High and Cashel Streets

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Hereford Street with the BNZ Building almost demolished in the centre left.