A handful of birds
I've been much better at keeping the birdventure updated on instagram and twitter (check out #whosebutt for Whose butt is it anyway?! - a wee game I've started on twitter!)…
Zig-zagging down South
So far I've tripped down the West coast of the South Island as far as Greymouth, hopped across Arthur's Pass to Christchurch, and then down to the Mackenzie Country in…
Southbound
Here's a few updates from the #birdventurenz ! I'm southbound with gusto - finally crossing the Cook Strait after spending the last few weeks around the North Island. The next…
On small adventures
Yesterday, Dad and I drove to Turangi and back. We were on the hunt for whio - Blue ducks. We've had a few Blue Duck Hunts in the past, but…
The Birdventure Begins
Kia ora! I'm back! Those of you following me on twitter will have noticed the beginning of a new adventure...all about birds. A Birdventure! For the next few months I'll…
Ōi
These are my birds. Grey-faced petrels have been my birds since my Master's project was decided on two years ago. I say my birds. I don't own them. I feel…
Gratitudes
I am standing on a knife edge. The sea breathes below, hushing into narrow inlets through tumbled stone and washing quietly against steep cliffs. The breeze is gentle, a welcome…
Making time
In the throes of writing my Master's thesis, it would be very easy for me to say "I don't have time" for things like photography, blog-writing, reading, relaxing. But I'm…
Birds in the sea, fish in the sky
I never get tired of seabirds (that much is probably obvious by now). One of my challenges is taking photos of them underwater, when I myself am not underwater. Underwater…
An overwhelming amount of cute
I feel extremely lucky to do the work I do and share the lives of some really special birds. I was drawn to seabirds for their mastery of the pelagic…
Patterns
We are wired to look for patterns. It's why we see cloud-animals, and faces in everyday objects. We find regular, repeating, symmetric things pleasing to look at. I'm always looking…
On luck
There's a lot to be said for luck in wildlife photography. Most of my photos I don't plan in advance, and I just take what comes. I react to what's…
On the joy of image-making
It's very easy to feel negative about our own photography. With a deluge of new, amazing photos alighting on our Instagram feeds every day, it's often hard not to feel…
2017 Highlights
This year has been dominated by my Master's research, but it has also been a fun year photographically. Although my usual adventures were limited, being involved in seabird research has…
Another handful of Geelong birds
It was Dad processing photos for a blog this morning that reminded me I didn't have anything written. It's nice to be home, briefly, for the holiday season. I'm still…