On my recent trip to Auckland, I took time to go to Butterfly Creek to their butterfly house. Of course being a really hot sunny day, just made it even hotter and brighter inside the enclosure. I had trouble with my eyes stinging because of sweat dripping into them making it difficult to see, let […]
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On gaining entry to Auckland zoo, my first go to place is usually the tiger enclosure. I have had some great success photographing the tigers through the glass and was looking forward to more opportunities. Alas that was not to be. I don’t know where the tigers are now but they are not where they
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The last time I visited Auckland Zoo, I was a little disappointed about the amount of construction happening at the time, reducing the experience for me. That was 18 months ago now. Yesterday I visited again and I could hardly believe what was going on. Half of the zoo is now a construction zone and
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Recently I have heard of people seeing and photographing black morph fantails. As these are only about 5% of the fantail population and mostly found in the South Island, I really didn’t think I had much chance of seeing one anytime soon. I went to a different place this morning on the recommendation of a
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So I admit I am getting a little obsessed with these magnificent birds but they will be gone before long and I am keen to spend as much time as I can with them before it is all over for the year. I am hoping to get images of the chicks when they fledge from
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The falcons were very busy today getting food for their hungry chicks. It can be a little sad and upsetting watching them bring back small birds as food but it is all part of the cycle of life and without nature’s predators the balance would be out. Be warned that some of these images from
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Wellington is such a bird rich area that I am often spoilt for choice on where to take my camera. Right now there are several pairs of New Zealand Falcons nesting within a 20 minute drive. Some are in places where I physically can’t get to, but this pair is nesting in a spot with
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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
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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
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There were many different shows on in Thames over the weekend of the Steampunk Festival starting on Thursday and going right through to Sunday. On the Friday we kept ourselves very busy with the high tea and biscuit dunking duel followed by a circus show not long after. The high tea may make it into
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