Recently I have heard of people seeing and photographing black morph fantails. As these are only about 5% of the fantail population and mostly found in the South Island, I really didn’t think I had much chance of seeing one anytime soon. I went to a different place this morning on the recommendation of a […]
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Fantail
Every Friday when a friend and I are both available, we head out together with our cameras for a walk about. Last Friday we went to Zealandia once again hunting for the riflemen but still not finding them. I am not giving up, I will continue to seek them out when I can until I
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Fantail, Zealandia
We went for a walk around the reserve today and came away with more knowledge about the area than we had before. A local man was checking the traps and was telling us all about the things Forest and Bird, and DOC are doing to the area. We learnt about fern birds and their calls
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Fantail, Grey Warbler, Pauatahanui
Each time I head into the bush with my camera, I do so with the expectation of taking photographs of birds. I am not usually fussy about which bird so long as the image is clear and sharp. So I was a little disappointed yesterday when I spent two hours walking in the bush and
I have recently returned from a few days in Coromandel staying with my cousin at Kereta. My cousin is new to photography and having recently joining the Thames Camera Club she is motivated to get out with her camera. So that is exactly what we did. Their property is hilly and has some bush areas
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Coromandel, Fantail, Grey Warbler
This morning a fellow photog and I headed off to Queen Elizabeth Park. She had never been to the wetlands there so I offered to show her around with the promise of a few good photos as well. This place never fails me, I always find something to photograph and today was no exception. From
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Fantail, Grey Warbler, QE2 Park
One of my friends lives in a house that is literally sitting in the tree tops. It actually sits on the side of a very steep bush covered hill and just standing on the deck scare the bejeebers out of me. It’s a huge drop down to the ground below. However from this very deck
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Fantail, Grey Warbler, Silvereyes
I haven’t been out with the camera since last Friday so have had some time to go over more of last week’s images. I really enjoy the fantails as they have so much character and expression on their faces. They flit around constantly and the only time they ever seem to sit still is when
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Fantail, Grey Warbler, Pauatahanui
I have been watching the weather all week in the hope of getting out with my camera today. After checking the tides and the weather report I made plans to meet up with a fellow photographer to visit the kingfishers. That plan soon changed when some council workers turned up with a concrete truck wanting
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Fantail, Grey Warbler, Pauatahanui
Totally out of order now as we go back to Ohaupo and our stay at Jacana B&B. This is one place I personally love to stay at because I can photograph birds from the deck outside our room – no walking required! The setting is just lovely. Jacana is built beside a large stand of
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Accommodation, Chaffinch, Fantail, Grey Warbler, Shining Cuckoo© Digitalpix Photography
