It’s no secret that tūī adore flax/harakeke flowers. The moment the blooms appear, the birds arrive in full force.
Photographing Tūī Feeding on Flax Flowers at Zealandia Read More »
Tui, Zealandia
On a recent visit to Zealandia we finally saw and photographed the leucistic tui.
The Leucistic Tui: A Unique Bird Experience Read More »
Tui, Wellington, Zealandia
The 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, Zealandia
While 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, Zealandia
The 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, Zealandia
On 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.
Back at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne Ecosanctuary Read More »
Kaka, Rifleman, Tui, Zealandia
I went for a walk around Zealandia with a couple of photography friends.
A Walk Around Zealandia Read More »
Bellbird, Californian Quail, Saddleback, Zealandia
On 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.
Another kākā colour morph Read More »
Kaka, Zealandia
A 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, Zealandia
It 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, Zealandia