Up close with an albatross
Toroa / Campbell albatross It's no secret that I love albatrosses. Being at sea, watching them in their element is hands down one of my favourite things. Aotearoa is a…
Lockdown botanicals
At the opposite end of the spectrum from last week's post, here's a selection of photos from my backyard and wanders during this ongoing L4 lockdown. I've been really enjoying…
Snares crested penguins
Escapism
Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) is still in L4 lockdown, which means I can't do fieldwork. I'm running out of research-related things I can do. So as well as photographing backyard birds…
Found flora
I've spent much of this year looking for light. The way that it interacts with the environment is a constant source of inspiration for me. After the Brilliance of Birds…
Dawn at sea
I've been slopped around all night in my bunk and woke to a 3am alarm to take watch til dawn. Seasickness has me grumbling and dry-throated (thanks Scopoderm), but as…
Blue day
Blue sea, blue sky, mirroring each other. The sea is oily, but this is just a pretence of calm. Less than an hour ago, we leapt off Pokohinu - Burgess…
Night critters
Over the past year, I've been making more and more images of things that aren't birds. I'm fortunate to work on many predator-free island where there are reptile and invertebrates…
Views from the Chathams
Here's a few quick photos from the Chatham islands. I've been zooming out a bit recently and trying to look more at the landscapes I'm in as well as the…
Beeman
This view, even mist-bound, is one of my favourites. The winding boardwalk down from the ridge past Beeman hill on Campbell island. Dracophyllum and tan-tussock, bright juicy green Bulbinella leaves…
Beachwind
It's beachy weather, a hot blue sky with white froths of cloud. The sun is a hammer of heat, tempered by a chill wind blowing out to sea. It comes…
Short updates for now!
Between fieldwork, finding and moving into a new flat, and all the other bits and pieces of life, I have very little time to write at the moment. I have…
My Best bird photos of 2020
A follow up to the worst, here's my favourite photographs from the hellscape that was 2020!