Two penguins and a PhD
Kia ora! It's been a while. Here's an update from me: I handed in my doctorate at the end of May, defended in August, and now I am done. PhD,…
2022 in review
Happy New Year! As always, I spend the quiet period over the holiday break doing a bit of reflection on the year past, and preparation for the year coming. 2022…
Greenlife
Recently I've been remembering how much fun it is just to take photos of...everything. It's definitely an aspect of my life that has suffered from the business of PhDing, and…
Tākapu Australasian Gannet at Muriwai
Recently
I'm busy writing up my Doctoral thesis, which doesn't leave time for much else in life, apart from work. But here's a few images from recent adventures, to let you…
Spongey inspiration
Some time last year, I stopped editing and sharing photos. I didn't stop making photos, but after the shutter-clicked, the process stopped. I just couldn't get excited enough about my…
Spring babies
Spring really is a fantastic time for bird photography, with babies abound. As well as the pīpīwharouroa from last week's post, I enjoyed following this pīwakawaka/pied fantail family around as…
Pīpīwharouroa
Last spring I finally managed to get some photographs of pīpīwharouroa - Shining cuckoos - that I really like. They're so elusive, noisy but sneaky and perfectly camouflaged. There were…
Photo Updates
Doing a PhD during a pandemic has annihilated my weekly habit of blogging. It's been a bit tough to maintain space in my schedule and brain for photography, let alone…
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…
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!
All the small things
Here are a few wee things that have been making me happy recently: Fat, fiery sunsets Tiny wee storm petrels Little grinning geckos The honeyed scent of tī kōuka (cabbage…