Spring
The days are getting longer. The weather is a mercurial mix of thunderstorms and sunshine, and trees like kōwhai and karo are heaving out flowers. The tūī are loving it.…
Angry little peepers
I'm on my way from Twizel to Wanaka, picking up little bird spots along the way. It's a low grey day, with lances of sunlight every now and then. A…
The Mountains are Calling
In the fading light of a winter afternoon, I wind my way up from the rugged west coast into the Southern Alps. Arthur's Pass will be my home for the…
kakī
I'm lying in the rivermud. It's water-worn rocks, silt and sand washed down the Tasman river to where the delta sprawls into Lake Pukaki, a thrilling turquoise even under a…
Afternoon at the Ashley Estuary
My head has been throbbing all afternoon. It’s a bluebird day, glaring sun on white sand, which isn’t helping much. But the Ashley river mouth is a good place for…
Meeting new birds
To sum up this whole blog pot: "I'm not a birder, but..." (I probably am a birder).
Rangitāhua – Kermadec islands Part I
The Kermadec adventure - seabirds, flying fish (and squid?!), and more!
The Brilliance of Birds
Are you ready to embrace the wonderful world of Aotearoa's quirky birds? We've got the book for you!
A White Fantail
pīwakawaka - tīwaiwaka - New Zealand fantail - pied fantail In Aotearoa New Zealand, we have one species of fantail. It comes in two flavours - a pied morph (the…
Buller's albatross skating in to land, Rakiura
2018
Where has the time gone? Despite my best intentions, we're well into 2019 with very few blogs to show! Let's change that!
What’s threatening our seabirds?
Seabirds are the most threatened group of birds in the world - and in Aotearoa New Zealand we share our home with more seabird species than land and waterbirds combined. So how are they faring?