Western Springs
Western Springs is very close to where I live in Auckland. It's a big park with a (kinda nasty in places...although not too nasty because there's eels in there) lake…
Western Springs is very close to where I live in Auckland. It's a big park with a (kinda nasty in places...although not too nasty because there's eels in there) lake…
Without question, is a cruise with Monarch Wildlife Cruises. Dunedin has a lot going for it (and I'm seriously considering moving there in future...), but if you're like me and…
I've been looking through old photos recently, from when I was first starting to explore the world of nature photography. The bird photos are interesting, because they're all very similar.…
I have never seen so many seabirds in my life. The air above the Bounty Islands is dark - a mist that resolves through binoculars into a flurry of whirling albatross.…
52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E I forgo the hike across Campbell Island, having smashed my knee quite thoroughly on the New Year's Eve hike, and wanting to spend more time with the Southern…
52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E Around midmorning, Campbell Island appears as faded blue teeth on the horizon, snaring clouds and floating in and out of sight. I've slept late, photographed birds, and spent…
50°39’S 166°10’E Bull kelp tangles the propellor of the zodiac, turning the steady hum into a choking grind. Martin, New Zealand Sea lion expert and our current zodiac driver, throws…
What's cuter than a baby grebe? FOUR BABY GREBES! This is high up on the list of favourite wildlife encounters of the year. Sitting on the shore of Lake Wanaka…
I’m in Wanaka at the moment, where it is windy and mostly warm. It’s great to get back into the photography groove after exams, and these Australasian Crested Grebes were…
I'm done! University is over for the year, and I am now free to take and process photos to my heart's content. Like this sweet little Fantail. Found along the…
New Zealand is home to some amazing birds. We have endemic species that live nowhere else in the world. We also play host to some migrant species that travel a…
Today is all about the tiniest penguin in the world, the aptly named Little Blue Penguin! Of course I couldn't do a blog series on New Zealand Birds without including…
The voting for New Zealand's Bird of the Year has changed my blogging plans slightly. The next few will be about New Zealand birds! We're going to start with my…
I was extremely lucky to spend a few nights on Tiritiri Matangi Island Sanctuary recently. I'll write a full blog about that soon, but today I wanted to share something…
One of our main goals while we were staying in Tekapo was to find and photograph Black Stilts - Kaki. They were once one of the most endangered bird species…