Tāwharanui – diurnal version
I spend a lot of my time at Tāwharanui at night. Or if it's during the day, I'm working around the seabird colonies checking trail cameras and nest boxes. But…
I spend a lot of my time at Tāwharanui at night. Or if it's during the day, I'm working around the seabird colonies checking trail cameras and nest boxes. But…
This is one of my favourite images from the #birdventurenz. It's one of my favourite images so far. It's not flashy, there's no exciting action going on. It's a moment…
In the fading light of a winter afternoon, I wind my way up from the rugged west coast into the Southern Alps. Arthur's Pass will be my home for the…
My head has been throbbing all afternoon. It’s a bluebird day, glaring sun on white sand, which isn’t helping much. But the Ashley river mouth is a good place for…
Seabirds are the most threatened group of birds in the world - and in Aotearoa New Zealand we share our home with more seabird species than land and waterbirds combined. So how are they faring?
I've been much better at keeping the birdventure updated on instagram and twitter (check out #whosebutt for Whose butt is it anyway?! - a wee game I've started on twitter!)…
So far I've tripped down the West coast of the South Island as far as Greymouth, hopped across Arthur's Pass to Christchurch, and then down to the Mackenzie Country in…
Here's a few updates from the #birdventurenz ! I'm southbound with gusto - finally crossing the Cook Strait after spending the last few weeks around the North Island. The next…
Kia ora! I'm back! Those of you following me on twitter will have noticed the beginning of a new adventure...all about birds. A Birdventure! For the next few months I'll…
These are my birds. Grey-faced petrels have been my birds since my Master's project was decided on two years ago. I say my birds. I don't own them. I feel…
In the throes of writing my Master's thesis, it would be very easy for me to say "I don't have time" for things like photography, blog-writing, reading, relaxing. But I'm…
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…
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…