Finally we get back to Alert Level 2 and Zealandia have a couple of member only days. I didn’t need to be asked twice, I was on my way there with a couple of fellow photogs who were just as keen to get back into the bush with the birds. The cobwebs have been dusted […]
This morning I introduced Zealandia to a friend who is new to bird photography and currently visiting Wellington. Unfortunately the weather was not great so we were dealing with low light situations all day. I wasn’t going to let that stop me from getting at least one good image for the day. Lately I have […]
We visited Zealandia again this morning and found a host of young birds everywhere we went. The first bunch we can across were at the feeder at the bottom of the beech track. There were three young bellbirds all lined up on a branch that was just impossible to photograph. Just my luck! However it […]
This morning we headed to Zealandia early to ensure a good parking space. We got that, but in reality it was probably too early for me to achieve the images I wanted. The light just wasn’t there and by the time it was I had commitments elsewhere so had to leave. However in the time […]
Finally I have found the tītipounamu! For several months now I have been visiting Zealandia looking for the tītipounamu and until today I hadn’t seen a single one. Today I was determined, so I took myself to a spot where I knew they had been seen before and waited. I saw a robin fledgling in […]
Back in February 2014 I had the awesome experience of seeing and photographing a rosella nest at Zealandia. I was super excited at the time and shared the experience with four other photographers who all got very similar images to my own. Five years ago my post processing skills were very few and I really […]
I spent this morning walking around Zealandia with my camera again. I am still looking for the titipounamu but once again I didn’t find them. Instead I had a delightful time with the bellbirds. There were a few of them around the feeder and I also saw two fledglings. I watched them being fed by […]
Every Friday when a friend and I are both available, we head out together with our cameras for a walk about. Last Friday we went to Zealandia once again hunting for the riflemen but still not finding them. I am not giving up, I will continue to seek them out when I can until I […]
This post is all about the images and how I took them when trying to keep up with fast moving birds and the settings I used for each one. All of the images were shot with my Lumix G9 and the Leica 100-400 lens. This lens is my most used and is perfect for photographing […]
This morning saw us heading to Zealandia again. Today was one of those days where I just didn’t want to leave. There was so much happening that I could have happily stayed in the bush for hours watching the antics of the bellbirds. There is a nectar feeder at the start of the beech track […]