A Brief Visit to Waikanae
Introducing a new nature photographer to Waikanae, gave an opportunity to capture some beautiful bird images.
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Kakariki, Kea, Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Shags, Waikanae Estuary, WhioKakariki
A Good Day for Nature Photography
The birds were very active yesterday at Zealandia with many busy feeding fledglings. This made for a great day of nature photography.
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Birds, Cicadas, Kaka, Kakariki, Nature Photography, North Is Robin, Rifleman, Whitehead, Zealandia
Why Are All The Birds Hiding?
We drove over to Pukaha with plans of having a successful day photographing birds. Alas it was not to be. High above was a NZ Falcon / kārearea flying off with its usual kak kak call when it is off to hunt.
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Bumble Bee, Caterpillars, Kakariki, Pūkaha, Tui
One of My Many Favourite Places
Last Sunday saw us driving North to Waikanae. Its a small coastal town that is home to the Nga Manu Nature Reserve.
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Kakariki, Nga Manu Nature Reserve
kākāriki karaka
Yesterday at Pukaha National Wildlife Centre, I managed to tick another bird off my wish list. Before now I had never seen a orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka and it wasn’t from lack of effort.
Out and about again
After a month recuperating from a health issue, I am finally able to get back out and about with my camera. I decided that the red-crowned kakariki would be my target bird for the outing, so we headed to Nga Manu.
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Kakariki, Nga Manu Nature Reserve
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.
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Birds, Blue Duck, Kaka, Kakariki, Kea, Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Tuatara, Tui
Yellow crowned kākāriki at Pūkaha
I try and keep Friday’s free for a day of photography. It is one of the benefits of being self-employed. This week’s plan was a visit to Pūkaha where I photographed the riflemen last year. I was hoping to find a nesting pair again this year, but that didn’t happen on this visit. What I did manage to photograph there for the first time, was the yellow crowned kākāriki.
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Kakariki, Pūkaha
A trip to Kapiti Island
Ever since I moved to the Wellington Region, I have wanted to go to Kapiti Island. I am not sure why it has taken nearly 23 years to do it, but thanks to a Hutt Camera Club field trip, I finally got there. Of course now I wish I had gone earlier and often! Everywhere
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Kakariki, Kapiti Island, North Is Robin, NZ Saddleback, Saddleback, Tui
Tiritiri Matangi Island
Late last year I booked a trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island for this February. It has been many years since I visited the island and I had never taken the Lumix G9 there at all. So I was keen to see how it performed in difficult light and with fast moving birds at the same
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Bellbird, Hihi, Kakariki, Kereru, Kokako, Parots, Tiritiri Matangi Island, Tui