The Leucistic Tui: A Unique Bird Experience
On a recent visit to Zealandia we finally saw and photographed the leucistic tui.
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Tui, Wellington, ZealandiaOn a recent visit to Zealandia we finally saw and photographed the leucistic tui.
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Tui, Wellington, ZealandiaThe robins were the highlight of our visit to Zealandia yesterday. We were lucky to be in the right place at the right time when staff were doing a welfare check on a female robin.
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Birds, Kaka, Nature Photography, North Is Robin, ZealandiaWhile 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, ZealandiaThe 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, ZealandiaOn my last visit to the sanctuary I was seeking the titipounamu to photograph, and while I did find them, I didn’t achieve any useful images. Today I had the same focus.
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Kaka, Rifleman, Tui, ZealandiaI went for a walk around Zealandia with a couple of photography friends.
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Bellbird, Californian Quail, Saddleback, ZealandiaOn our return we found a noisy kākā youngster demanding to be fed. Its squarking didn’t do any good, other than to scare off any of the other kākā around it.
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Kaka, ZealandiaA few years ago I heard about a special kākā at Zealandia. Named Pinky-B by her monitors, she had different colouring to the rest of the kākā in the valley with the exception of her daughter who also sported the pretty pinky red feathers.
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Kaka, ZealandiaIt is hard to walk around the Zealandia Ecosanctuary and not take a photo. It is not always the birds that grab my attention either…
The tuatara, the saddleback, the robin and more. Read More »
Bellbird, North Is Robin, Saddleback, Takahe, Tuatara, ZealandiaKaka are the clowns of the forest and today I saw why. They don’t care if they are upright or upside down, as they move through the tree tops.
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Kaka, Zealandia