This is all where is started from.....
I received a camera from my sons for a Christmas present in 2013. I took these photographs and after viewing these I had an idea and wrote this story. I had so many ideas for writing this story, from the birds point of view, from a camera angle and from my point of view. I would love some feedback on the story, that would be great. Hope you enjoy!
If you have any comment please don't hesitate! It would be fun to find out what others think of this funny scenario.
I self published my book on the photo template from Snapfish. Here is the cover of the book. The quality of the book is excellent . I created a hardcover book and it is reasonably priced.
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By Jennifer Whiting. ~~~ January 2013
One Christmas, a girl named Jenny got a camera as a
Christmas present. Jenny wondered what pictures she
would take with her new camera. She thought she should
practice taking pictures around her own backyard first before
venturing out.
Jenny sat on the back step of her house and was looking
through the display of her camera when all of a sudden a
Pukeko came wandering into her backyard. She wondered
what the Pukeko was about to get up to.
The Pukeko hopped up and over the hedge where he was
hiding and was thinking of a way to get to the Tangelo Tree.
The Pukeko was thirsty and water just wouldn't do, the felt
like something sweet and citrusy.
The Pukeko’s legs barely disturbed the grass as it snuck its
way through into the opening of the backyard, past the
peach tree walking boastfully. Thinking nobody else was
around watching, the Pukeko strutted up to some old
Tangelo skin, which it just didn't like.
The bird discarded the Tangelo skin and kept on walking....
past the Apricot tree and then the Pukeko spotted the Tangelo tree.
The bird scurried trying not to be seen, Jenny was surprised thinking of what this bird would do next.
Jenny kept taking pictures of the Pukeko and thought to
herself “I wonder where the Pukeko is going?”
The Pukeko saw Jenny so the bird sprinted to the Tangelo Tree, so Jenny stood still just in case the Pukeko turned to run back to its hiding place up over the hedge.
Jenny thought “Whew! This bird is still going for the Tangelo tree.” The Pukeko kept on walking and Jenny said to herself “I don’t think it can fly up into the Tangelo Tree?" but Jenny kept on taking pictures from her new camera of the Pukeko’s devious plan.
Jenny got up off the back step and began to slowly walk towards the
Tangelo Tree to make sure she got some great camera shots
of the Pukeko.
As Jenny got closer to the tree Jenny was wrong; the Pukeko
could fly up into the Tangelo Tree. She was amazed at this bird; she kept on taking pictures of the Pukeko wondering what next it would do.
The Pukeko was being a tricky little bird with Jenny, hiding in
the leaves of the Tangelo tree thinking Jenny couldn't see. Was he playing with Jenny or was the bird really not caring what Jenny thought as the plan was to find a Tangelo?
As Jenny got closer to the bird, the bird would move to the
other side of the tree, Jenny would move to get a better view,
to get the best picture and the bird again would move within
the tree. Jenny thought this was fantastic.
Jenny zoomed in and felt like the Pukeko, sneaking up on the
bird taking those great camera shots, when all of a sudden
the Pukeko turned around as though to pose for this camera shot.
Jenny couldn't believe what pictures she was taking with her camera; it felt like a story was about to be unfolded.
The Pukeko was a ‘cheeky chap’ Jenny thought; “this bird just standing in the tree waiting for me to come closer”.
The bird took a moment to scour around to choose the right
tangelo and at the same time kept watch for any threats.
The Pukeko pranced between the dense branches of the
tangelo treelike a puppet on a string. Jenny had to hurry to
the other side of the backyard without scaring the bird. Jenny
got to the other side of the backyard just in time to capture
the Pukeko which was trying not to be seen and stood like a statue for a fraction of a moment, thinking nobody was looking.
The Pukeko viewed his treasure and walked through the
branches of the tree to where a juicy Tangelo dangled from one of the branches.
The Pukeko scooped down from the branch and Jenny thought “what is this bird going to do? Surely this bird isn’t going to get a Tangelo?”
No way!
Then all of a sudden... the Pukeko scooped down and
pecked theTangelo off with its beak from the branch.
Jenny was in awe and couldn't believe she had captured these pictures on her new camera she got for her Christmas present.
The next thing the Pukeko did was grip the Tangelo tightly in
its beak and flew with the Tangelo out of the tree and placed
his treasure onto the ground.
Jenny was thrilled she captured these wonderful camera shots of the “cheeky chap” of a bird.
“When Jenny looked at this picture she took from her new camera; she thought there must be a trick in taking photographs of moving objects, Jenny realised she needed to focus the camera a little better to get a clearer picture.”
Once the bird got to the ground it dropped its treasure and
the bird sounded a victorious “squawk”. The Pukeko started
pecking at the Tangelo, and the bird wasn’t bothered about who was around now, as the Pukeko had accomplished his devious plan.
Jenny thought this bird was a very clever bird indeed to try and survive this hot summer.
As the Pukeko picked up the winning prize (a Tangelo), it
scurried off with the Tangelo in its beak and made a break for the hedge.
Jenny was thrilled to show the pictures off her new camera to
familyand friends of the “Cheecky Chap” of a Pukeko.
THE END
Facts:
The Pukeko came into Jenny’s backyard and snipped off
quite a few Tangelos over this very hot and dry summer of
2013 several times.
Since I found out the Pukeko was taking the fruit we left some fruit on the tree for it to take.
Southern Hemisphere it is summer in December
Youtube Pictorial Video:
The Pukeko in a Tangelo Tree
by Jenny Whiting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYxdjz81iOA
