News Archive

For the first time in my life of photography I entered a photographic competition and from 6000 photos mine was picked as a finalist. No first prizes but happy to … … Continued

A brief note to say that last Saturday (28 September) we located the godwit flagged AJD, back at Foxton from his migration for the sixteenth time. He now begins his … … Continued

A Cirl Bunting is an uncommon bird in NZ, mostly found along eastern South Island, from Marlborough to Christchurch. I have attempted numerous times to photograph them at Kaikoura, and … … Continued

My run of birds with colour aberrations continues, this time a silvereye on some friend's property near Manaia. These people have a show garden, and included are some bird feeders, … … Continued

On our Whanganui River Estuary during winter, kingfishers arrive in good numbers, in search of crabs, which seem abundant. I have positioned my vehicle near to a place I see … … Continued

We continue to find white birds, this time another white fantail. It was reported by others from Lake Rotokare, inland Taranaki, high up on a ridge line next to a … … Continued

The last twelve months have seen, in our local area, a number of birds with colour aberrations. We had a white fantail, a half white blackbird, an all-black fantail, and … … Continued

It is very difficult to get close to a harrier, they are extremely wary of human approach. Recently I spotted a young harrier feeding on an animal rib cage on … … Continued

The birds have migrated, four days late due to bad weather (strong NW wind). At 7:10 pm, AJD and four others flew into the setting sun, enroute to the Yellow … … Continued

This morning at around 10 am we located AJD and others still on the estuary. A large group of people came to see him, but soon after 10 am, with … … Continued