Staglands in the rain
Visiting wildlife parks for photography during the school holidays is usually something we avoid, but not when it rains.
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Farmyard animals, Flowers, Kea, Kunekune pigs, Parots, StaglandsParots
The Kea’s New Enclosure
On our last visit to Staglands Wildlife Reserve the new kea enclosure was almost finished and we could see how great it was going to be for the birds. So on our next free day we headed back to Staglands to check it out. The enclosure is so much bigger than it was, yet it
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Birds, Ducks, Kea, Lovebirds, Parots, Sparrow, Staglands
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
Making the most of the sunshine
Yesterday, along with a couple of photog friends, I headed to Staglands wildlife Reserve. We enjoy going during the week because there is less people there and more opportunities to get some great photographs of the birds and animals there. This trip our focus was mainly on the birds, trying different techniques and settings on
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Kea, Parots, Staglands, Whio