#nzbirds — Public Fediverse posts

https://youtu.be/s2OC1ZVa2NQ

#ruru #nzBirds #owlsOfMastodon

I'm feeling watched 🦉
#birdsOfMastodon #nzBirds #ruru

Black-billed gull (Chroicocephalus bulleri ) [Tarāpuka] on the beach in Gisborne, New Zealand, they are more slender and less common than the Red-billed gull, this one was was still eyeing up some unattended bags for possible lunch!

Shot on #Nikon Z8 with a 180-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1250, ISO250 #birds #nzbirds

Royal spoonbills (Platalea regia) [Kōtuku ngutupapa] on mud flats in a blustery breeze in Auckland, New Zealand. They are curious looking birds that self mitigated from Australia. Brief video of the same scene: https://youtu.be/BkeTZXX6hC4

Shot on #Nikon Z8 with a 180-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/640s, ISO90 #birds #nzbirds

A white Kereru, might be a bit rare #NZbirds Sorry for the Sasquatch quality

After 3 days of absence the ruru are back at the nest box

#nzBirds #ruru
https://youtu.be/0aC2k3tiQQM

Sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) [Kōtare] perched on a tōtara branch in Auckland, New Zealand. Shot on #Nikon Z8 with a 180-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1250s, ISO7200 #birds #nzbirds

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) [Tauhou] perched at dusk on a willow twig in Auckland, New Zealand. Shot on #Nikon Z8 with 180-600 @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/1600s, ISO2800 #birds #nzbirds

Swamp harrier (Circus approximans) [kāhu] circling overhead during golden hour in Auckland, New Zealand. Shot on #Nikon Z8 with 180-600 @ 600mm, f/8, 1/1250s, ISO500 #birds #nzbirds

A weka and her curious chick forage side by side at Lake Mahinapua - West Coast, NZ

These flightless birds are full of personality—and part of what makes New Zealand’s native wildlife so special.

#Weka #NZBirds #Conservation #WildlifePhotography #NewZealand #Nature #BirdsOfNewZealand #Birds #FlightlessBird #NativeBirds #BirdsOfMastodon #Canonphotography #Wildlifeconservation #WestCoast #NatureMastodon #Photography

A Kea comes into land on a snow-covered tree in Arthur’s Pass National Park. Native to us here in New Zealand’s South Island, Kea are the world’s only alpine parrot—clever, curious, and full of mischief.

#Kea #NZbirds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #SouthIsland #Parrot #CanonNZ #Conservation #AlpineWildlife #MountainParrot #EndemicNZ #MastodonNature #Nature #winter

A South Island robin braves the chill, perched on snow covered tussock in Arthurs Pass National Park, NZ

#NaturePhotography #BirdsOfAotearoa #SouthIslandRobin #WildNewZealand #WinterWildlife #ConservationThroughPhotography #NZBirds #NatureIsArt #Birdsofmastodon #Ecology #birdphotography #NewZealand #MastodonNature #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife

The Shadow Knows.... #backyardphotography #nzbirds #photographylovers #blackandwhitephotography

Here are some #NZBirds pictures from Lake Wanaka two years ago, including grebes and scaups.

More pictures from that day:
https://gallery.patricklam.ca/index.php?/category/2007

Check out this gorgeous Tui feasting on nectar. The yellow on its beak is pollen.

#nzbirds #birds #Zealandia

Inktober Day 21
New Zealand Bird of 2024
#NZBirds #鳥

Inktober Day 7
Kōtare
#NZBirds #

Our gorgeous wee black fantail is back having a drink and bath, its over 3 weeks since it last visited our garden in Rakaia. #fantail #NZbirds

@meganisalanis

Here's a few that I'm following….

First of all my favourite - Team Titipounamu!
https://www.instagram.com/teamtitipounamu/#

https://www.instagram.com/teamkorimako/
https://www.instagram.com/tawakipikitoka_boty/
https://www.instagram.com/teamrockwren/
https://www.instagram.com/nzdotterelbirdoftheyear/
https://www.instagram.com/votecookieboty/
https://www.instagram.com/voteforparries/
https://www.instagram.com/team_weweia/
https://www.instagram.com/voteforkokako/
https://www.instagram.com/takaheforbirdoftheyear2024/
https://www.instagram.com/papangoforboty/
https://www.instagram.com/kaka_birdoftheyear/

#NewZealandBirdOfTheYear #nzbirds

Hard to believe but the campaigns for #NewZealandBirdOfTheYear are getting underway!

https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/ voting runs September 2-15

#birds #nzbirds

I wish they were here on mastodon but most of the campaigns are on Instagram. A lot of them are worth a follow for their inventive media campaigns!

Last year John Oliver crashed the voting in favor of the pūteketeke.

What bird will you vote for this year?

Birds too of course. Though the eastern rosella isn't native. #NZBirds

@effinbirds maybe next year you could do a tie-in with the NZ Bird Of The Year competition?

Jon Oliver be damned! ;-)

https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz

#nzbirds #birds #BirdOfTheYear #BirdOfTheCentury

High Hopes! Dunedin Botanic Garden, New Zealand.
05 September.

#hope #rose #gull #spring #nzbirds #NewZealand #motivation #growth #aspiration #determination #climber #high #height

A kea doing what it does best - wreaking havoc. Mt Aspiring National Park, NZ
#kea #BirdsOfNZ #nzbirds #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography

An exciting travel day on December 30th, changing plans to come back to Wellington early. https://patricklam.ca/post/20221231-leaving-wanaka/ #TravelLogistics #GrebeDrama #NZBirds

Taken over a year to get a decent pic of a rifleman/titipounamu. NZ’s smallest bird, with the infuriating habits of hanging out in dense, dark forests and not sitting still. Luckily they’re outrageously cute…

#nzbirds #rifleman #titipounamu #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #newzealandbirds