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 […]
Saturday morning was just as stunning as the day before so once again the cameras came out and we headed back to the beach. This time the tide was still heading out and we joined the birds as they slowly followed the water in search of small crabs and shellfish. We went to a different […]
Every couple of months I head North to Auckland to visit my two mothers. My mother and my stepmother both live in rest homes in South Auckland within a couple of kilometres of each other. I have been unable to visit them over the lock-down period, so it was nice to be able to see […]
We are back to level one and enjoying the things we have been missing over the last few months. Wellington Zoo is still free til the end of June thanks to Wellington City Council, so a couple of friends and myself decided to take it the offer and enjoy a day at the zoo. The […]
Back in 2014 I had an opportunity to photograph a group of shore plovers just before they were captured and removed to a safer site. They are very rare and were suffering from predators so it was decided to place them in protection until they numbers had improved. Now a group of them have been […]
Lately I have been spending time in a local waterway where the white heron is often found. I have become fascinated with pukeko instead. The sun brings out their colours beautifully and I have come home with so many interesting images that this post will have nothing else. Very little words but lots of pukeko […]
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 […]
For many years now, each Winter there is a very special visitor to Petone, in particular the Hutt River estuary. George has claimed one of the boats as his own and can often be found in or around the boat. He also has several other favourite spots that I am still learning about. A pond […]
I have been spending much of the lock down going through my archives and the camera didn’t get picked up very much at all. Yesterday I felt the need to get back to taking photos, so I cleaned our front window and pointed the camera out through it. Yes I could have actually gone outside […]
My plans for this year have been thrown out the window and we have been in lock-down for almost a month now. Our trip to Canada has been put on hold, refunds gained where possible and credits where not. We have a lot of money tied up in credits so I am hoping that overseas […]