White-faced Heron

kotare or Sacred Kingfisher

Birthday trip to Kereta, Coromandel

Knowing that Autumn is just around the corner, I decided to have one last trip away to Kereta on the Coromandel Peninsula. Kereta Waterfront B & B is owned by my cousin Karen and her husband, Dave, and I have to say that as a bird photographer it just keeps getting better and better. The

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Beach, Coromandel, Gulls, Kingfishers, NZ Dotterel, Sunset, Waterfalls, White-faced Heron
skylark

December/January Road Trip – Part 6

The Miranda Shorebird Centre was next on our list of places to go and was the first part of the return journey home.  Having travelled to Whangarei up the West coast via New Plymouth, we opted to come home down the East coast taking in Thames, Coromandel and Hawkes Bay.  When we arrived at Miranda of course

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Godwits, Miranda, Skylark, White-faced Heron

Making the most of the sunshine

New Years day, and after a nice long sleep in we decided to head out and make the most of the sunshine. We headed back to the Marine Wetland in the hope of getting some better images of the dabchicks and their young.  Unfortunately the chicks are quick old and no longer ride on their

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Dabchick, Damselfly, Frogs, NZ Scaup, QE2 Park, White-faced Heron