Back at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne Ecosanctuary
On my last visit to the sanctuary I was seeking the titipounamu to photograph, and while I did find them, I didn’t achieve any useful images. Today I had the same focus.
Kaka
Lumix G9II A Review
Another month has passed without my posting very much on my blog, but this time there is a very special reason. I was busy playing with a new toy!
Another kākā colour morph
On our return we found a noisy kākā youngster demanding to be fed. Its squarking didn’t do any good, other than to scare off any of the other kākā around it.
In search of a red kākā
A few years ago I heard about a special kākā at Zealandia. Named Pinky-B by her monitors, she had different colouring to the rest of the kākā in the valley with the exception of her daughter who also sported the pretty pinky red feathers.
Kaka play at Zealandia Ecosanctuary
Kaka are the clowns of the forest and today I saw why. They don’t care if they are upright or upside down, as they move through the tree tops.
Bellbirds, Kaka and more at Zealandia
Bellbirds, kaka and more birds photographed on a recent visit to Zealandia Ecosanctuary. Read about them and view the images in this post.
In search of the Rifleman | Tītitipounamu Family
This morning we headed into Karori, Wellington, to visit Zealandia Ecosanctuary. There have been many reports of a rifleman family that is fairly easy to find, so with that as our focus we started walking into the valley.
Ngā Manu Nature Reserve
It’s Friday again and as usual, the day is devoted to the camera and getting out into Nature. Our destination this week was Ngā Manu Nature Reserve in Waikanae.
Zealandia on a Friday
Usually we head to Zealandia on a Friday because there are less people about. Not today – there were groups of people everywhere! It’s great to see so many out enjoying the sunny weather in the valley. We went today with the goal of achieving some fantastic images and I believe I achieved my goal, …
A walk around Zealandia Eco Sanctuary
Today we have a selection of images from Zealandia. This was the first time I had used the camera after the firmware upgrade and I was keen to see if there would be any improvement in the auto-focus. I am happy to day that I found using AFC much better with the birds than in …