Pīwakawaka
I went exploring a local track that I hadn’t been to before and found a lots of pīwakawaka.
Fantail
Bird on a Wire
It is usually my intention to avoid man-made structures when photographing birds. Sometimes it is just best to go where the bird wants to go and if that’s on a wire then these are the results 🙂 These images were captured just as we were leaving Queen Elizabeth Park. My camera was turned off and
Queen Elizabeth Park & Waikanae Estuary
Our usual Friday outing was off to an early start this morning as we headed up Transmission Gully to Queen Elizabeth Park wetlands. I find that the water is usually very still and mirror like if we arrive there early enough and it was indeed very still today. However with it being duck shooting season,
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Canada Geese, Fantail, Kingfishers, QE2 Park, Shags, Waikanae Estuary, Welcome Swallows
Image Quality versus Story
On a recent visit to Coromandel, my cousin and I went walk about in a bush. Usually we have the goal of photographing the birds in the bush but this time we walked to the end of the track and almost back again before we even saw a bird! It was a juvenile fantail and
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Fantail
Farewell 2020
This year has been one full of disappointment and determination. For two years I had been looking forward to photographing humming birds in Canada, alas I didn’t get there. While missing the trip was disappointing, I am determined not to let it get me down and am thankful I received refunds on all the cancellations.
Last full day with the Leucistic Fantail
We have met some lovely people while sitting photographing the white fantail. Many of them locals who had no idea it was even there. Today a Girl Guide Leader from Hawera asked us why everyone was heading to the river with big cameras. She was extremely surprised when we told her and it wasn’t long
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Fantail, Mt Taranaki
More on the Leucistic Fantail
Two weeks have passed and I am once again in Stratford photographing the delightful leucistic fantail. I have a different photog friend with me this time and we are spending every spare minute in the park with our cameras. Then back to the tourist flat to download and cull the images we have taken. So
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Fantail, Mt Taranaki
The Leucistic Fantail
Some months ago I saw a post about a white fantail in Taranaki. The images were so amazing I was determined to get to see the bird myself. Unfortunately for me, my calendar was pretty full until the end of August – so I booked a trip with a couple of friends on the off
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Fantail, Mt Taranaki
Heading North – Part Two
Saturday morning was just as stunning as the day before so once again the cameras came out and we headed back to the beach. This time the tide was still heading out and we joined the birds as they slowly followed the water in search of small crabs and shellfish. We went to a different
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Beach, Coromandel, Fantail, Kingfishers, NZ Dotterel, Oyster Catchers
Heading North – Part One
Every couple of months I head North to Auckland to visit my two mothers. My mother and my stepmother both live in rest homes in South Auckland within a couple of kilometres of each other. I have been unable to visit them over the lock-down period, so it was nice to be able to see
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Coromandel, Fantail, NZ Dotterel, Oyster Catchers