Wild NZ
October 27, 2013
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One of the great things about New Zealand is we're not starved for good landscape scenes. On the other hand the weather isn't always cooperative. In fact, the thing about being on an Oceanic Island is that the weather can change a lot. Sometimes I can choose when to go out and photograph. Sometimes you don't get any choice.
A case in point was our...
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Feeding Time: NZ tauhou or silvereyes
October 02, 2013
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The tauhou or silvereye (or waxeye, depending on what common name you were acquainted with) is a recent immigrant to NZ. They established themselves from a population from Australia in the 1850s. With their natural colonisation (cross-Tasman winds) they're considered a native bird. Many of our native birds do in fact, have an Australian origin....
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Traveling for the Itinerant Conservationist & Photographer
October 01, 2013
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Traveling is one of those things you can end up doing a lot of as a conservationist. Generally I seem to spend a fair bit of time in the Asia-Pacific region. There are a few things that are useful to be aware of.
A sharp knife for instance, can be very useful in all sorts of places. Once certain parasites reach a suitable size under your skin, i...
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NZ Forest Stream
September 27, 2013
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All this wet weather and storms is hindering my 'down time' in local forests. That means I've had a bit more time to update my website- and to edit photos. This is looking up the Mokoroa Stream and (obviously) I've picked a portrait composition.
My website has also had an overhaul. I like the new look a lot better. As part of the 'new look' I'...
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The largest pigeon in the world
September 24, 2013
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The NZ kereru is a (threatened) but extant pigeon. It is the only native pigeon species in NZ and is also the largest. This leads it to have an odd flight path, where its downward action seems to risk it crashing into the ground.
These shot are of a kereru perched in a native tree in some forest close to us. The trick really is to see if it will...
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