Paikea
You never know what you might see, when you head out to sea. A few weeks ago on a routine plankton-sampling trip we met this beautiful Humpback whale - paikea…
You never know what you might see, when you head out to sea. A few weeks ago on a routine plankton-sampling trip we met this beautiful Humpback whale - paikea…
I never get tired of seabirds (that much is probably obvious by now). One of my challenges is taking photos of them underwater, when I myself am not underwater. Underwater…
I feel extremely lucky to do the work I do and share the lives of some really special birds. I was drawn to seabirds for their mastery of the pelagic…
Although my research is focused on Grey-faced petrels, I've got to know the other seabird inhabitants of the Hauraki Gulf quite well this year. These sleek birds - Flesh-footed shearwaters…
First you hear it. Like river rapids rushing over rocks, a frothing, hissing, bubbling sound that erupts out of nowhere. But there is no river, because you're out at sea,…
Today's post is a bit of a cheat, because it's actually just a link to a blog I wrote for the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust. I shared some photos…
In a word, my life at the moment is hectic. But I don't mind at all, because I thrive on action. And what's keeping me busy at the moment is…
On the 20th of September I had one of those moments. One of those moments of pure joy and excitement at seeing a new species of bird for the first…
A few weeks ago I was supremely fortunate to spend a few nights on Burgess Island in the Mokohinau group to help out with seabird research. We were thwarted by…
I spent last weekend on Motuihe looking for penguins. Because my own fieldwork isn't tiring enough, obviously. The great thing about helping out with other people's fieldwork is there's no…
Our last trip to Tawharanui wasn't too successful in finding any Grey-faced petrels. Which is not surprising, given that it was the middle of the pre-breeding exodus, when all the…
A few weekends ago I went up to Tawharanui Open Sanctuary for the evening to help out with some Grey-faced petrel banding. It was something I'd been trying to do…
Every time I get out into the Hauraki Gulf, I'm amazed. It seems a little bizarre that so close to New Zealand's biggest city, there can exist this absolute haven…
So the past month or so has been hellish. If I kept a journal, at the moment 90% of it would be me stressing about due dates. But I'm not…