We had a few hours spare the other day, so headed out to visit the kea at Staglands Wildlife Reserve & Cafe. Of all the animals and birds they have at Staglands, the kea are my favourite.
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Kea, Staglands
When a fellow photographer messaged me and asked if it was too late in the morning to head to Staglands, I said “of course not, lets go!” And we did.
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Kea, Lovebirds, Peacocks, Rainbow Lorikeets, Staglands
Having patience is essential with bird photography, especially when you are in their environment. Last Sunday we decided to spend some time in a kea enclosure at Staglands…
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Brown Teal, Kea, Pateke, Staglands
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
If you have never been to Staglands Wildlife Reserve, then you are missing out on one of Upper Hutt’s most magic spots. Yesterday I was part of a group of four photographers who visited the reserve and we had an amazing time. Before we had even walked down the first path, a peacock decided to
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Staglands
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
I woke up to a day without wind and only a tiny bit of rain so I headed out to Staglands with a fellow photog for a play with our cameras. Usually when I get to Staglands I ignore the farm birds – ducks, geese, turkeys etc. Today they were our main focus. The recent
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Staglands
If this morning is a taste of the summer to come then I am really looking forward to it. There was an icy start, so much so that my car told me of icy road conditions as I drove to the pool. But it soon warmed up into a warm sunny day. A perfect day
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Kea, Staglands
Yesterday a fellow photographer and I went for a trip out to Staglands. Being a Friday it was virtually empty of people and a very relaxing space to have lunch and of course make a few images. Staglands is a place where it doesn’t matter how often you go there, you can always come away
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Bellbird, Dunnock, Kea, Pukeko, Staglands, Tui, WhioStaglands Wildlife Reserve is about 20 kilometres from where I live, so when I don’t feel like going to far and still want to get out with the camera it is a good place to go. I have a yearly pass so very cost effective too. I am unable to walk around the entire park
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Blue Duck, Ducks, Kea, Staglands, Whio