A Day at Auckland Zoo
Last week I flew to Auckland for the announcement of the new G9II, and to return the one I had been using for the last month…
Auckland Zoo
It’s All About the Eyes
On gaining entry to Auckland zoo, my first go to place is usually the tiger enclosure. I have had some great success photographing the tigers through the glass and was looking forward to more opportunities. Alas that was not to be. I don’t know where the tigers are now but they are not where they …
Auckland Zoo is Changing!
The last time I visited Auckland Zoo, I was a little disappointed about the amount of construction happening at the time, reducing the experience for me. That was 18 months ago now. Yesterday I visited again and I could hardly believe what was going on. Half of the zoo is now a construction zone and …
Fur Seals
Today we are heading back to my Good Friday trip to Auckland Zoo and in particular the fur seal enclosure. Normally these guys don’t really do much for me photographically but this time they were a real treat! I got so many opportunities at close ups of them and the light was just lovely creating …
More from the zoo
Today’s collection of images is a bit of a mash up. Basically they can all be found around the back end of the Auckland zoo. They have some walk in aviaries that let you get clear shots of the birds now which is an added bonus. The kea like to get a little too close …
Tigers at the zoo
Jumping back to Easter weekend and our trip to the zoo. One exhibit that I always like to head to both first and last is the tiger enclosures. Usually I get good shots first thing in the morning but this time they were no where to be seen on my first pass, but on our …
The Wasp
Friday saw us heading to Auckland to a weekend Easter Camp with a group of friends in the bush, but before we went there we stopped off at Auckland Zoo. I am happy to report it was much improved since my last visit as almost all the exhibits were open and it is looking really good! One …