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…
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Return to Motuihe
Three years ago, I spent the weekend seabird surveying Motuihe island looking for penguins. Last weekend, I did the exact same thing, with the exact same crew. It was wonderful.…
The ancient one
Nightlife on Aotearoa's predator-free islands is pretty special. While I'm often working all night with seabirds, I occasionally get some free time for a wander with my camera to check…
Conservation Week
Happy Conservation Week! It's a time to celebrate all the great mahi that people all over Aotearoa do to protect our natural environment - our unique species and ecosystems that…
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…
Burrowscoping
Seabird science is glamorous. I spend a lot of time lying down, face-first in the mud, with my arm in a hole in the ground. Like so: At the moment,…
Pest Free Kaipatiki – First steps
Predator Free 2050 is a big goal for New Zealand. How do we get rid of the worst introduced pests at a national scale? Pest eradication on isolated islands is…
Muriwai Beach – What we throw away
I took these photos two months ago, but it seems like much longer. Anna and I spent an evening being sandblasted while picking plastic off of Muriwai Beach. So many…
Million Dollar Mouse – Antipodes Island mouse eradication!
Something very exciting is happening in New Zealand's sub-antarctic this winter. Something that has been a long time coming. Something that will bring us a step closer to an important…
Eyes on Wild Pigs in the Hunua Ranges
The Hunua Ranges are just to the south-east of Auckland, a tangle of knife-edge ridges and deep gullies covered in native bush. A few weeks back (more like a month…
Bar-tailed Godwits
New Zealand is home to some amazing birds. We have endemic species that live nowhere else in the world. We also play host to some migrant species that travel a…
Tiritiri Matangi
Tiritiri Matangi is an open island sanctuary northeast of Auckland. After over a century of farming, it has been replanted with native vegetation and given over to providing a haven for…
Two days at Wingspan – Gallery
Since my blog on Sunday, Dad and I spent two afternoons photographing the flying displays at Wingspan. Practice makes perfect, and practice is definitely required to photograph New Zealand Falcons…
Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre
Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre is a place I should really visit more often. Located in Rotorua, they are leaders in the conservation of birds of prey in New Zealand,…
Spier Eagle Encounters
In a brief moment of oversight, I completely forgot about our visit to Spier Eagle Encounters while we were in the Cape. They rehabilitate birds of prey that have been…
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