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A curious Kiwi

If everyone has a place where they feel truly at home, then for Melissa Boardman that place is deep in New Zealand nature. It’s where the 35-year-old goes to observe the native birds she fell in love with 11 years ago.

The green bits of Aotearoa – and the feathered creatures who live there – have given Melissa not only hours of joy but also a career as an illustrator and now as an author.

In one of those serendipitous twists of fate that seem to

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