Otorohanga Kiwi House
On a recent visit to Auckland, we visited the Otorohanga Kiwi House. Not only are there kiwi at this park, they have many other native New Zealand birds there too.
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Bellbird, Kakariki, KereruKereru
Birds in Nature after the Storms
After a night of thunder and rain, Sunday morning saw the sunshine return and promised to be a day worth spending in nature.
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Bellbird, Birds, Blue Duck, Ducks, Kereru, Korimako, Nature Photography, Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Whio
Using High ISO On A Dull Day
While the sun was shining when I left home, arriving at Zealandia it was not. Dull drab light is never fun for bird photography, especially in the bush.
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Hihi, Kaka, Kereru, NZ Scaup, Zealandia
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
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Kaka, Kereru, North Is Robin, Saddleback, Tui, Zealandia
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
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre
Last Friday a fellow photographer and I traveled to Havelock North. On the way there we stopped off at the Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre where we spent a couple of hours wandering around the tracks, enjoying the bush and the birds. We enjoyed it so much that we stopped off there again today on
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Bellbird, Birds, Kaka, Kakariki, Kereru
Zealandia in September
My membership had expired, so when it was suggested that we head to Zealandia this morning I figured it was a great opportunity to renew my membership. The benefits of being a member are awesome, I can go as often as I like and if I want to take anyone with me (who isn’t a
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Birds, Blackbird, Ducks, Kakariki, Kereru, Reflections, Takahe, Tui, Zealandia
Nga Manu Nature Reserve
We have had some brilliant days this last week and yesterday was no exception. Too good not to take the camera and go out enjoy the day. This time a fellow photog and myself ended up at Nga Manu Nature Reserve in Waikanae. We spent a couple of hours there enjoying ourselves, taking our time
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Blue Duck, Ducks, Kea, Kereru, Whio
Back for another try…
The plan was to get up early and photograph birds at a wetland while the water was still and quiet, alas we slept in too late for that. So we headed off to Zealandia again so I could have another go trying to get the camera to focus correctly in the bush. To date this
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Bellbird, Birds, Hihi, Kaka, Kereru, Saddleback, Zealandia
Bushy Park and other places
The field trip that was mentioned on yesterday’s post was made up of three stops. The first being at Bushy Park Homestead. The birdlife around the homestead was amazing with tui and kereru in almost every tree. We certainly didn’t have to go far from the bus to see and photograph the birds. However while
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Hihi, Kereru, North Is Robin