A cheeky kererū's visits to a 79-year-old Rotorua woman's garden has reignited her passion for photography - after she put down the camera because of her advancing age.
Eleanor Ashcroft is a keen photographer but says she did not get out as much as she'd like to anymore but this time her subject came to her.
About two weeks ago she noticed a plump kererū eating new kowhai shoots from three trees on her property.
![Plump Kererū is getting a birds eye view of the garden. Photo / Eleanor Ashcroft](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RIJJLKNH6DOE7LKX4QYOHD2V6E.jpg?auth=0bf061cb8ade6501bd3a4c5773798eb5257d6a75110b0796a7bece70d6fa1d56&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
She was ''delighted'' to see the new visitor and dusted off her ''old camera'' and started observing the bird.