Snooze
I wish I could nap like a bird, head tucked back and cozy between wing feathers. tākapu - Australasian gannets are probably my most-photographed bird, but every trip to Muriwai…
weweia
New Zealand dabchicks aren't often easy birds to see. These secretive little freshwater birds frequent reedy lakes and aren't too fond of people. Growing up around the Rotorua lakes I…
Meeting new birds
To sum up this whole blog pot: "I'm not a birder, but..." (I probably am a birder).
Flesh-footed shearwaters
Although my research is focused on Grey-faced petrels, I've got to know the other seabird inhabitants of the Hauraki Gulf quite well this year. These sleek birds - Flesh-footed shearwaters…
The Miracle Bird
On the 20th of September I had one of those moments. One of those moments of pure joy and excitement at seeing a new species of bird for the first…
Levitating fantails
The last three weeks weeks have been hectic and I've only just realised that I hadn't written a blog for today. So here's two photos I took this morning! Fantails…
Mōhua
I think every conference I attend from now on will be a bit of a let-down compared to the BirdsNZ conference this year. After a weekend of great talks, we…
Recently: Gannets and Staying Creative
How many ways can you photograph the same subject? I've been out to Muriwai so many times over the past few months, and while it's always different, the main subjects…
Albatross and their Islands
It started with this photo: On New Year's day 2016, leaving Campbell Island, I made this image of a Campbell albatross with cloud-wreathed Campbell Island in the background. It ended…
The Booby Saga
I’ve always been a birdwatcher. From a young age I’ve sat quietly in hides with a pair of binoculars, wandered rainforests staring up into the canopy, and awoken at frankly…
Cape Vultures
Cape vultures are endemic to Southern Africa - they occur nowhere else in the world. There are breeding populations in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and Mozambique, and historically also in…
Bearded Vultures
Bearded Vultures - or Lammergeier - (Gypaetus barbartus) are a distinctly un-vulturine-looking vulture. They are found in most of the mountainous regions throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa. Most of their…
Baby Grebes
What's cuter than a baby grebe? FOUR BABY GREBES! This is high up on the list of favourite wildlife encounters of the year. Sitting on the shore of Lake Wanaka…
Wanaka and Grebes
I’m in Wanaka at the moment, where it is windy and mostly warm. It’s great to get back into the photography groove after exams, and these Australasian Crested Grebes were…