A kererū / New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) showing off its magnificent floofy pantaloons at the Wellington Botanic Gardens on Saturday.

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Feathered friends. Part of a series of new paintings I just completed. Kotare or sacred kingfisher. Acrylic on block mounted canvas. #NewZealandbirds #kotare #kingfisher #birdsofaotearoa #coromandel #nzbird

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Feathered friends. Part of a series of new paintings I just completed. South Island Kokako. (Extinct) Acrylic on block mounted canvas. #NewZealandbirds #kokako #birdsofaotearoa #birdsofaotearoa #coromandel #nzbird
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Still enjoying editing my gannet inages from the last week or so 🙂
A look at the colony in the early morning
#muriwaigannets #birdsofaotearoa #wildlifephotography

Feathered friends. Part of a series of new paintings I just completed. Hihi or stitchbird. Acrylic on block mounted canvas. #NewZealandbirds #hihi #stitchbird #birdsofaotearoa #birdsofaotearoa #coromandel #nzbird
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Tui - our noisiest local. Beautifully vocal, at times reminiscent of a dial-up modem. 😆

🐦️ One of 18 Birds of Aotearoa to discover and 'collect' in game.

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From Kakapo Recovery (newsletter and www.facebook.com/KakapoRecove... The oldest chick, Tīwhiri‑A1 (with Operations Manager Deidre Vercoe), is now 49 days old and weighed in at 1.855kg this week. This week he received his microchip.

And we saw keas!!! 🦜 Turns out I didn’t need to buy binoculars (and carry the extra weight 😒) to see them because just fly right up to you to try and grab your gear. #BirdsOfAotearoa #NZ

"...known to mimic sounds." Note to self - definitely no swearing around these birds!

🐦️ One of 18 Birds of Aotearoa to discover and 'collect' in game.

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The tūī has such a wonderful tongue!

#BirdsOfAotearoa. 🪶Our native pigeon, known informally as 'the glutton.' Has a tendency to get shamelessly drunk on fermented fruit. 🥰

Kawau | pied shag enjoying a stunning day at Waitārere Beach.
#birdsofaotearoa #nzbirds #nofilters #winterlight

Spotted this lovely on the beach the other day. A New Zealand dotterel (Tūturiwhatu) - no breeding plumage at this time of year, just a gentle brown and cream colour. #BirdsOfAotearoa 🪶@eugenedaydsc.bsky.social

A delightful bird - I see them pretty regularly here on the Manukau harbour. From a distance you may sometimes think they are pied oystercatchers but the white head, slender beak and those very long, slender pink legs quickly given them away. #BirdsOfAotearoa 🪶

Meanwhile, I’ve turned into an old lady bird watcher! 👵🏼

I bought myself binoculars so I can try to spot kea🦜 because last year I really needed some to follow a kākāriki 🦜 I saw on a hike. #BirdsOfAotearoa